Editing Hypopigmentation (section)

==Treatments==
Often, hypopigmentation can be brought on by laser treatments; however, the hypopigmentation can be treated with other lasers or light sources.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Reszko |first1=Anetta |last2=Sukal |first2=Sean A. |last3=Geronemus |first3=Roy G. |title=Reversal of Laser-Induced Hypopigmentation with a Narrow-Band UV-B Light Source in a Patient with Skin Type VI |journal=Dermatologic Surgery |date=14 July 2008 |volume=34 |issue=10 |pages=1423–1426 |doi=10.1097/00042728-200810000-00021|pmid=18637814 }}</ref> [[Micropigmentation]] can also be used to obtain a more normal appearance of the hypopigmentated skin.<ref name="Haney pp. 59–66">{{cite book | last=Haney | first=Beth | title=Aesthetic Procedures: Nurse Practitioner's Guide to Cosmetic Dermatology | chapter=Permanent and Semi-permanent Micro-Pigment Treatments | publisher=Springer International Publishing | publication-place=Cham | date=September 21, 2019 | isbn=978-3-030-19947-0 | doi=10.1007/978-3-030-19948-7_7 | pages=59–66| s2cid=203829421 }}</ref>

Treatment for hypopigmentation depends on the initial cause of the discoloration.{{medical citation needed|date=July 2023}}
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|'''Initial Cause of Discoloration'''
|'''Treatment'''
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|[[Idiopathic guttate hypomelanosis]]
|No treatment
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|[[Postinflammatory hypopigmentation]]
|Treat the underlying inflammatory disease to restore pigmentation
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|[[Tinea versicolor|Pityriasis versicolor]]
|A topical ointment, such as selenium sulfide 2.5% or imidazoles.
Can also use oral medications, such as oral imidazoles or triazoles.
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|[[Vitiligo]]
|Topical immunosuppressants, including calcineurin inhibitors.
Patients can also have transplants if they are stable or a depigmentation with topical MBEH if the patient has widespread discoloration.
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|[[Leukoderma|Chemical or drug induced leukoderma]]
|Avoidance of causative agent with subsequent treatment similar to vitiligo.
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|[[Piebaldism]]
|None; occasionally transplants.
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