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n. - Unusual lack of skin color.

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  • The risks may also involve scarring such as hyper- or hypopigmentation or infection.
  • It can also cause postinflammatory hyperpigmentation or hypopigmentation for those who are sensitive to IPL.
  • Hyperpigmentation is a brown stain on the skin, and hypopigmentation is a white mark that tends to be permanent.
  • This can leave postinflammatory hyperpigmentation or hypopigmentation white spots that arise on sensitive or darker skin.
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