This is not to be confused with depigmentation, which is characterized as the absence of all pigment.

[3][4] As melanin pigments tend to be in the skin, eye, and hair, these are the commonly affected areas in those with hypopigmentation.

[2] Hypopigmentation is common and approximately one in twenty have at least one hypopigmented macule.

[6] Micropigmentation can also be used to obtain a more normal appearance of the hypopigmentated skin.

[7] Treatment for hypopigmentation depends on the initial cause of the discoloration.