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<\/a><\/p>\nSource: A new type of minocycline-induced cutaneous hyperpigmentation<\/a><\/p>\n Here\u2019s another case that developed for an older man who took minocycline for rheumatoid arthritis.<\/p>\n Source: Minocycline-induced hyperpigmentation: comparison of 3 Q-switched lasers to reverse its effects<\/a>.<\/p>\n As you can see from the image on the left, most of the face is covered with dark patches. The image on the right shows more normal looking skin, after laser treatment.<\/p>\n Here\u2019s yet another case.<\/p>\n Source: Drug-induced Hyperpigmentation<\/a><\/p>\n In short, it\u2019s not pretty. I\u2019m not sure which one is worse, this or acne.<\/p>\n The good news is that these side-effects are not that common. The bad news is that there\u2019s no clear relationship between treatment dosage and duration and occurrence of hyperpigmentation.<\/p>\n Here are some things we can say:<\/p>\n That said, some cases have been reported with treatments as short as 20 days. Apparently, hyperpigmentation around acne scars (see the first images) is more common after shorter treatments than hyperpigmentation that affects unscarred skin.<\/p>\n This kind of discoloration isn\u2019t limited to skin, it can also affect nails and nail bed, teeth, mouth, internal organs and even mother\u2019s milk.<\/p>\n In many cases discoloration fades over time, but this can take months or years. The first pictures were taken 43 months after the discoloration happened. Some papers also mention this is permanent.<\/p>\n Fortunately, yet. I couldn\u2019t find any studies on this, but there are several case reports of these being successfully treated with different laser treatments.<\/p>\n I don\u2019t want this post to sound like fear-mongering. I had never heard of this before, dermatologists had never mentioned this possibility to me. So when I came across these case reports, I wanted to tell you about it. This, I believe, is information you should have when considering antibiotic treatments for acne. Especially since most people believe antibiotics are more or less harmless.<\/p>\n But these reports show that minocycline treatment for acne carries a small, but not insignificant, risk of staining your skin.<\/p>\n In case you are thinking of antibiotic treatment, you should also see this post: Acne Antibiotics \u2013 Short Term Gain With Long Term Harm<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" OK, sorry about the sensational headline, I just couldn\u2019t resist. Especially since there\u2019s a grain of truth to it. I just came across case reports and papers reporting skin hyperpigmentation after minocycline treatment. These describe people who have developed blue\/gray areas on their skin following minocycline treatment. Apparently this not so common but also not … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9135,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"generate_page_header":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[91],"tags":[66],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/acneeinstein.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8704"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/acneeinstein.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/acneeinstein.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/acneeinstein.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/acneeinstein.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8704"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/acneeinstein.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8704\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11034,"href":"https:\/\/acneeinstein.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8704\/revisions\/11034"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/acneeinstein.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9135"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/acneeinstein.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8704"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/acneeinstein.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8704"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/acneeinstein.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8704"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\nWhen does this happen?<\/h2>\n
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Is there anything you can do about it?<\/h2>\n
Conclusion<\/h2>\n