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Treatment for Hyperpigmentation After Laser Resurfacing

Dear Doc! I got ablative fractional laser resurfacing on my face 2.5 weeks ago. I have developed change in color of skin, a dark patches on sides of...

Treatment for Dark Pigmentation Around Eyes?

Hi, this is a question about darkness around the eye area. It is hereditary. I don't mean dark circles necessarily, but the area between the eye...

Is Hyperpigmentation Permanent After Cryosurgery?

I had some brown spots on my cheeks and after my dermatologist applied Nitrogen it looks now like a dark patches will this go away on its own or what...

Treatment Options Becker's Nevus?

Hi: I am a 33 year-old Indian male currently living in Chicago, IL. I have a beckers nevus on my right shoulder since age 14. I am serious about...

How to Treat African American Dark Lips?

I'm African American. I have dark lips from smoking. Also, I have a pinkish color on my lower lip.How can I get my lips to the original color? Is...

Is Obagi Nuderm System Safe for Dark Skin?

What would be the best, safest treatment for post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation on dark skin?

Procedure for Dark Lips?

I'm a non-smoking African American, and my lips are getting darker. Is there a way to get the natural color of my lips back naturally or with medication?

Treatment Options for Hyperpigmentation on African American Skin?

I got a weird rash on my leg last year and it left a dark pigment. I am a dark skinned African-American and this pigment is several shades darker than...

Treatment for Lifelong Hyperpigmentation?

I suffer from hyperpigmentation, by birth. It is prevalent on my complete right arm, which gives it a color which is very dark than my original skin...

Best Cure for Darkening Lips?

My lips have turned extremely dark over a period of time and no home remedy seem to work for me. I have also tried applying Ban A Tan. Coul you...

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