But this combination also may cause more irritation. 882-7000 to make an appointment with a University of Missouri Health Sciences Center physician. Dark skin patches I am an African-American female with dark spots all over my body. These spots are the result of my constant picking at scabs and from shaving under my arms. They look horrible.
Skin color is the result of the melanin pigment created in the skin cells.
Occasionally something happens to the skin, causing it to either overproduce melanin, creating dark patches, or underproduce melanin, creating lighter patches. Repigmentation and depigmentation treatments restore uniform skin color. Lightening the darker patches is depigmentation. This can be done by applying a bleaching solution containing Benoquin cream or hydroquinone. First consult your physician or dermatologist to find out the cause of your dark patches and the best treatment.