Can exessive yo yo dieting cause uneven skin tone eg discoloration and brown patches?
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Well, if you are trying those diets that eliminate complete food groups, you can develop nutrient deficiencies that can lead to broken blood vessels in the face, scaly skin, dark circles under the eyes, patches of discoloration (looks sort of like light liver spots).  Depends on the type of dieting you are doing...
315043
is your friend naturally dark? if so, i'm afraid we can't do anything about that. unless of course she wants to follow michael jackson's footsteps. =( and that would be very costly, since his treatment is lifetime. his treatment involves this medication that inhibits his melanocytes to produce its natural pigment. if he stops that treatment, he'll turn to his natural complexion again.\n\nanyway, back to your friend. just as your first answerer said, "less sun would do". keeping yourself away from the sun will return your melanocytes back to its original pigment.\n\nalso, being dark isn't that bad. a bit of glow in the skin would make her look beautiful. loads of people want to get tan or bronze. just tell her to eat healthy, and ignore those who tease her. soon, she'll be much more beautiful than those who are teasing her now. just stay with her and assure that everything will be all right.\n\nyou could try telling her to buy some body wash with citrus content, as citrus exfoliates skin and makes it grow lighter.
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The same thing happens to me. I read about it in a magazine, but it was a while ago. I believe it has something to do with the pigment in your skin. I think it is most common in those with lighter skin . Everytime I run or workout really hard, my face gets very red. It used to bother me but it doesn't anymore. It's just a hang-up you will eventually get over. Try to focus on what you are doing, how you are enjoying yourself, etc and I am sure it won't bother you as much. =)
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No. It really has nothing to do with your diet. It has to do with how active, or in-active your sweat glands are.\nIf you are having a real problem with your pit stains you can get botox injected in your underarm area and it will reduce the sweat produced underarm. Your insurance company will pay for it as well as long as you have documented proof of the problem in your medical file.
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You were born without pigment in that particular place(your birthmark) that is very common. Don't be alarmed. I went to school (long time ago!) with a boy who had the problem on his head and he had a lock of pure white hair in the middle of his brown hair.  I also know someone who has this on their chin and his facial hair in that spot is white.
382837
You got fat and your skin started looking leathery?!  Try dieting and losing the fat.....try taking care of your skin...you let it happen to you, that's why it happened...
1068343
Are you on any sort of tablets, as i am and it has made me look like i have a  pregnancy mask on my face, bits are brown while others are white, my doc thinks it is down to my hormones,so could you be taking any meds that could affect this condition, hope you get it sorted out.
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diet and/or stress probably.
774234
Nope, but you will start enjoying c o c k...Just kidding. Food will not determine the texture of your skin dear. Some may help to produce acne that's all....
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no, not at all true.\nPrevailing wisdom in the dermatology community is that diet and acne are not related. Of course science is never a 100% reliable enterprise. But at this time, there is no evidence that chocolate, sugar, oil, milk, seafood, or any other food causes acne. Some people absolutely insist that a certain food causes acne for them, or that a specific acne diet works for them. In this case, doctors sometimes recommend that they avoid that food or follow that diet. Regarding chocolate specifically, several studies have been performed, and the answer to "does chocolate cause pimples?" is a resounding "No".
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Try a cream from AVON called Banishing cream. It lightens skin discolorations.
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Ate something wrong? Heck no, its plant pigment & fiber in your diet. It happens when you are eating large amount of greenish plants.\n\nIts harmless. I occasionally have it since I'm a vegan.
955033
when you diet your face will get slimmer
818661
Spot reduction doesn't work.  Your face will slim as you lose weight.  If you're already skinny, you may just be predisposed to store fat on your face.
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I have had much success. I use a product called Ambrotose, it's a glyconutrient and it has helped me with my lupus a great deal. I can go out in the sun without having to cover up, i haven't had a flare up in years. My hair is stronger and thicker, my skin has cleared up and my immune system is stronger so I don't get sick as easily or offten as I used to.It's great stuff.
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Result varies.  I am asain with fair skin and i notice the change in about a week.
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I agree with both the answers here also ,but may I add different people have different amounts of melinin in there skin which is determined typically \nby genetics although environment can also play a\nrole ,even if you may be freckle dispositioned genetically (which is typically very fair skinned people)Have much less melinin in their skin.You may not aquire much freckling if you use a very high sp sunscreen (this also applies in winter)or you can mimimize the possibility of freckling.Usually people who freckle easily do\nnot tan well.And are more likely to aquire \ncancers of the skin ,unlike their counterpart melanin enriched people.Or dark skinned people.\nThe pigment of genetic predertermined skin is\nnot difficult to predict based on ethenticity \nor even heredity.This does not exclude darker\nskin from aquiring cancers or freckles .Many\nmore caucasians are succeptible  to freckles \ngenetically and envriomentally than any other\nclassified group of humans.