hyperpigmentation
Patches of skin that darken after inflammation — a spot, a shave, a reaction — because the skin responds to injury by producing extra pigment.
In deep, melanin-rich skin the mark outlasts the thing that caused it by months, which is why a bad product recommendation is not a neutral experiment.
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