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You’re a Survivor…Chemotherapy Left You with Dark Spots and Skin Discoloration— What to Do?

hyperpig-1“I had brain radiation 6-7 months ago,” says a survivor on Breastcancer.org, “and apparently it was in the path of my forehead. It has turned 3 shades darker than my normal skin tone.”

“I completed 4 treatments of Taxotere & Cytoxan (sp) in November,” says another survivor. “My entire face is now a different color than my neck and the rest of my body.”

It’s called hyperpigmentation, and basically, it means the skin gets darker in places. Not serious, except when you look in the mirror. Usually, the darker skin doesn’t occur all over, like a nice tan, but in unattractive blotches and spots. (more…)

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