hypo pigmented spots after wounds?

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Hi, I hope that someone here has a LEGITAMITE answer on this. 

The problem is that recently whenever I get a wound (Talking about slight cuts here) and it healed, the area where the wound was just turns into a hyo-pigmented mark and the color doesn't go back to normal either. I'm medium brown skin and the marks are a beige color. I have several marks on my body where this has happened and they are ugly to me. Not every wound that I get would turn out like this so this is just a random thing. I have used cocoa butter and other fading creams, but nothing works.

Does anyone know what the cause to this is or what I could do to get rid of these marks?

spadivar · Accepted Answer

It is called Post Inflammatory Pigmentation. That means that because the skin was wounded to a degree that the dark pigment spills into the skin as as way of healing. Unfortunately there is not much you can do, just be patient it takes around 6 months to fade and sometimes never goes away. Keeping out of the sun will help, dont tan it makes it worse. Also ask a dermatology doc for a prescription to fade, nothing over the counter will work. Next time you get a scape or something never pick off the scab. If you do get a prescription ask your doctor for samples he or she may give you, as a medicine for fading cream (hydroquinone) is not covered by insurance usually costs $50 a tube. Good Luck

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