Follow-Ups to Answer from Expert Jackie

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platinumtoy wrote at 2007-10-28 04:39:07
that is not true I have many family members who went from dark skin to light skin and now there ages reach up to 67 and although they have to keep using the lotion(if they stop they will get dark again) they are still light

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Anonymous wrote at 2008-05-13 09:51:31
Michael Jackson does not have vitiligo. As much as a fan as I am of him, I can accept that he is a very insecure person (when it comes to his appearance) and has a condition called body dismorphic disorder (not vitiligo!). This condition is driven by an excessive concern over one's appearance. This conditioned coupled with the era in which he grew up, the effect that stardom had, and the influence of his family have made much more twisted in regards to this condition and his other problems.

Can you bleach you skin? YES

How? Using Hydroquinone or Monobenzone (the monobenzyl ether of hydroquinone). These are bleaching agents (and by bleaching I mean compunds that stop the synthesis of melanin in the skin) that will permanently depigment the skin.

Let me just say that I feel really sad for Michael. The amount and or method of application of these drugs he must have used to achieve his depigmentation must have been quite toxic. Even with skin cancer aside, I can't imagine what the consequences to his health will be. I think his money would have been much better spent on therapy than on all his extreme attempts to change his appearance so drastically.

I wish him the best!

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John wrote at 2009-06-26 13:18:15
In 1986 Michael Jackson was diagnosed with potentially lethal skin disorder disease called vitiligo, but in Michael Jackson’s case a reduction was seen. After years of fighting with vitiligo a skin disorder and covering it up finally he came to solution called “Depigmintation” this procedure is to purge the skin from the remaining color on the skin so the skin color could match.

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Katie wrote at 2009-07-06 07:31:05
Actually Michael did bleach his skin about every 6 months. Because vitiligo only makes patches on the skin.

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Aj wrote at 2010-12-22 04:21:53
Many people would say that MJ had bleached his skin. But in real life he had a disease of the skin called Vitiligo. It is when you have a depigmentation of the skin that causes well in his case the skin to turn from black to white hence the song "Black or White" and I do quote that in his song he had stated that " I don't want to spend my life being a color." Meaning he doesn't care what people say as long as he himself isn't effected.

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