it i also my problem i have old white scars in my legs and my kin color is darker than my scar color, and i always researching for some treatment. hmm pls e-mail me if do you have some treatment for this problem thaks. this is my email add carl_mon10***@**** thanks a lot
Hi,
After the skin has been subjected to an irritant, the body mounts an "inflammatory response" with movement of white blood cells and other cells into the area, to repair any damaged tissue.
When irritation and inflammation has subsided, pigment may have been lost from the skin if the pigment-containing cells (melanocytes) are damaged or destroyed.
This can leave an area of skin with less pigment than normal (i.e., hypopigmentation).
ref:http://www.ecureme.com/emyhealth/Pediatrics/Post-Inflammatory_Hypopigmentation.asp
There are creams available OTC which claims to help in repigmentation but their efficacy is not proven. With sun exposure the white areas should eventually repigment unless scarring has occurred.