why did michael jackson's skin turn white
Best Answer: He never had a surgery. He has an illness called Vitiligo which Is a type of skin cancer. It started in the Thriller era. This is why he wore a glove on one hand to cover up the white patches that had started in that area, and he wore sunglasses even though he covered that area with makeup. Im teenage Michael Jackson fan who has done a lot of reasearch to answer this quesition for myself.