He was black and he was white
Jackson was born as a medium-brown skin black American, but he gradually grew paler from the mid-1980s. Several reports sensationally claimed to have knowledge of what may have caused his total change in complexion and facial attributes.
New York plastic surgeon Dr. Pamela Lipkin, once said of Jackson: “When you look at the other features, the skin bleaching sort of goes along with what I think was his quest for beauty, so I have to wonder what came first: vitiligo or lighter skin?”
Observing that Jackson had an even skin tone as a youth, Lipkin said: “Probably he’s trying to look Caucasian: His skin is whiter. His nose is getting thinner every six months. His lips are getting thinner. His eyebrows are getting higher. His eyes are getting wider every time. His cheekbones are getting bigger.”
But Jackson said he only had two rhinoplasties (plastic surgery performed on the nose) and no other surgery on his face, though he subsequently admitted creating a dimple in his chin. He lost weight in the early 1980s because of a change in diet and a desire for “a dancer’s body”. He was often dizzy and his later-life health was blighted by problems anorexia and weight loss. An autopsy report conducted on his corpse diagnosed him with vitiligo, a consequence of bleaching.
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