My mum is currently on oral chemotherapy which since starting she has got hyperpigmentation all over her face so her complexion is now obviously darker than it was which is making her feel self conscious and worried. She experienced the same during her first cycle of chemo last year but then this went away when they switched chemo to carboplatin and Paclitaxel, however, since now starting oral chemo it has come back. Has anyone else experienced this? What did you do to treat/help reduce hyperpigmentation?
Thank you for sharing your experience with me and sorry to hear you’re also experiencing skin issues. With previous chemo drugs mum experienced itchiness and redness all over her body and so I bought a soothing balm from La Roche Posay and it did calm down her skin a bit not sure if that may be something you want to try
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