Difference between hyperpigmentation and a burn

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#1

So I got my bikini done for the first time… and I just noticed (morning after treatment) a small dark mark. About half the size of a dime on the crease where the leg meets that area. It kind of hurts which makes me think it could be a burn. But I can’t see it too well, so I don’t know. What could it be? Should I be worried? :frowning:

It looked a little bit like one of these:

So obviously I know the scientific difference b/w hyperpigmentation and a burn…but how can you tell what it is from looking at it?

I put neosporin on it. Out of all the areas that got treated at same setting- this small mark is the only one there.

#2

Could be slight bruising. On such a small area, I wouldn’t worry too much. It’ll go away.

A burn would be similar to a sunburn. It’d crust or peel after a while. Pigmentation is just a change in pigment in the skin, which also goes away.

#3

Thanks LA girl.

It was a burn…it turned darker, crusted, and then fell off. Almost all of it has fallen off now. :slight_smile: