TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Postinflammatory Hyperpigmentation/Periorbital Hyperpigmentation A1 - Heath, Candrice R. A1 - Gathers, Raechele Cochran A1 - Taylor, Susan C. A2 - Kelly, A. Paul A2 - Taylor, Susan C. A2 - Lim, Henry W. A2 - Serrano, Ana Maria Anido PY - 2016 T2 - Taylor and Kelly's Dermatology for Skin of Color, 2e AB - KEY POINTSHyperpigmentation is a common disorder affecting individuals with skin of color.Postinflammatory hyperpigmentation (PIH) may be secondary to inflammatory disease, infection, allergic contact or irritant reactions, injury from prior procedures or trauma, sites of papulosquamous or vesiculobullous disease, and medication reactions.Periorbital hyperpigmentation may be secondary to excessive epidermal or dermal melanin deposition, excessive or superficial vasculature or skin laxity, or periorbital fat pseudoherniation.Treatment, which should be directed toward the primary etiology, includes photoprotection, topical bleaching agents, chemical peels, lasers, dermal fillers, and surgical intervention.Although PIH and periorbital hyperpigmentation are not life threatening, they negatively affect quality of life. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1161547461 ER -