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fltola
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 Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2005 8:51 am Post subject: best product to reduce discoloration due to healed blemishes |
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| Can anyone suggest a product to get rid of dark patches after a blemish has healed? |
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drtodorov
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| Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2005 7:05 pm Post subject: |
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| After healing, the skin discoloration may be either due to residual erythema (redness), or due to changes in skin pigmentation. Before doing something about it, you need to determine which one you have. Also, if it's a new blemish, you could first wait a few months and see if discoloration goes away by itself, which it often does. |
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| Posted: Fri Jan 28, 2005 8:43 am Post subject: best product to reduce discoloration due to healed blemishes |
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| re: discoloration... since it's been a year or more I feel it's a pigmentation issue (plus it's no longer red but a deeper color)... do you have a suggestion in that case? thanks |
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drtodorov
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| Posted: Fri Jan 28, 2005 11:45 am Post subject: |
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There are many methods of lightening pigmented areas of the skin, including hydroquinone, kojic acid, chemical peels, IPL laser an others. It is difficult to recommend something specific without seeing your skin. Also, what works for some often fails to works for others. You may want to look at reviews of various skin lighteners by our visitors:
http://www.smartskincare.com/reviews/product/functionidx/lighten/ |
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