Acne Health & Wellness

Acne Terms: What Is Hypopigmentation, Hyperpigmentation, and Discoloration? Are Scarring and Discoloration The Same Thing? How Are These Terms Different?

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Hyperpigmentation? Pigmentation? Hypopigmentation? Scarring? Discoloration? What Do All of These Terms Mean? There is so much acne terminology thrown around out here, and it is sometimes confusing, so today, I am going to break these five terms down and explain them to you. Pigmentation       Pigmentation seems like a big medical term, and …