Black beauty: light is right?

December 18, 2012 Aderinsola Okenla Black Beauty? 0

By Sola Okenla

12/17/2012

Skin bleaching has many serious side effects including diabetes, hypertension and skin bruising. Trimethylaminuria, or fish odor syndrome, is strange side effect of skin bleaching and it causes the body’s sweat, urine and breath to give off a strong fishy odor.

About Aderinsola Okenla 3 Articles

Sola is a pediatric nurse with over five years of experience in the Level 1 Trauma Program at Boston Children's Hospital. In 2010, Sola volunteered to travel to Haiti to give medical assistance to victims affected by the devastating earthquake. During this trip, Sola constantly kept family and friends updated on her daily activities by emailing and blogging about her adventures. She soon realized that she loved the thrill of discovering interesting stories and sharing them with the world. She is currently a second-year graduate student at Emerson College, and a freelance medical reporter for The Grio/NBC News.