Excess melanin can also cause unwanted skin discoloration or melasma (those brown-greyish spots that appear around the nose and cheeks), which according to New York City dermatologist Hadley King ...

Instead, this term describes a display suffering from permanent discoloration across any part of the panel. This may take the form of a text or image outline, fading of colors, or other noticeable ...

On skin of color, keratosis pilaris can present as small pimples or goosebumps, with or without discoloration. The discoloration may be one to several shades darker than your natural skin color.

If the color lies deep in your skin, however, fading can take years. Discoloration that lies deep in the skin is often slate blue to gray in color. It may also be brown, but the brown is much darker ...