by princess on April 5th, 2006

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After I went tanning, I developed a few white spots on my arm. I've heard birth control may cause skin discoloration but I've been tanning before on the same birth control and this has never happened. How do I get rid of the white spots?

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  • by jhoppp on January 5th, 2008

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    my sister and i experienced the same thing (little white spots) we developed them on our back. the doctor said it was a fungus and sent home some special shampoo. my friend used a danduff shampoo and it helped. i wouldnt worry too much about it.

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  • by Kensum1 on October 4th, 2009

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    They are called sun spots, they are not anything bad and they will go away. It is from tanning and has nothing to do with your birth control.
    It happens a lot to people who tan.

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  • by purplecows on October 4th, 2009

    purplecows

    Are they actually "white" = lighter than before? Or did those spots simply fail to get darker?

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  • by cristnalyn on January 24th, 2007

    cristnalyn

    You most likely have Tinea Versicolor. It is not a big deal and pretty easy to treat. You will find everything you need on this site...

    http://www.medicinenet.com/tinea_versicolor/article.htm

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  • by squaremuffin on January 24th, 2007

    squaremuffin

    Not to worry you but maybe someone could clue us all up on vitiligo?

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  • by -ashley- on January 24th, 2007

    -ashley-

    It whould not cause white spots, however do not use the tanning bed when pregnant. A product like proactive may help lear this up.

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