Hypopigmentation is the loss of skin color. It is caused by melanocyte depletion — a decrease in the amino acid tyrosine, which is used by melanocytes to make melanin.
Below is a photo of a Colorescience user suffering from Hypopigmentation :
Associated conditions
It is seen in:
- albinism
- idiopathic guttate hypomelanosis
- leprosy
- Phenylketonuria
- pityriasis alba
- vitiligo
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