noun

• Inadequate pigmentation of the skin.

  ‘The other major side effect of cryosurgery for this lesion is hypopigmentation.’

  More example sentences

  • ‘Side effects are few, but may include tendon rupture, infection, steroid flare, hypopigmentation, and soft tissue atrophy.’
  • ‘Once the lesions have resolved, there may be transient hyper- or hypopigmentation.’
  • ‘Other disadvantages include possible hypopigmentation, discomfort during the freezing process, and delayed healing.’
  • ‘He said that it was the worst hypopigmentation that he had ever seen.’