new hampshire ( cbs ) ― imagine developing a syndrome how you began to recover the hue in your hands . it ' s called " vitiligo " and it affects hundreds of people in this time . if you remember the king of pop from his " thriller " days , you might discover that his body tone was what you would look for an african - american . today ? michael jackson is as pale and milky , as a dream . where happened is he constructed the skin condition , vitiligo , from npr station weei - tv .
Jackson's skin has become lighter because of vitiligo.