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DEAR DOCTOR K: I'm a woman in my late 20s, and I've developed dark patches of skin on my face. Why did this happen? What can I do about it?

Sun spots, melasma and post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation are common types of skin discoloration that occur when excess melanin — the pigment that gives skin its color — is produced.

Dear Doctor K: I'm a woman in my late 20s, and I've developed dark patches of skin on my face. Why did this happen? Dear Reader: It sounds like you could have melasma, a condition in which areas ...