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How to Get Rid of Upper Lip Hair and Hyperpigmentation?

I started out bleaching my upper lip when I was a teen. I am half-Asian and I have always had upper lip hair. About the last year or so, I began to...

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Hyperpigmentation Treatment for Skin, Indian Ethnicity? (photo)

I am Indian and have hyperpigmentation on my upper face (cheeks, eye area, forehead. and nose). Can anyone recommend to me a doctor who can advise me...

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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...

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Pigmentation from Mirena Coil?

I have been using a Mirena coil and have developed pigmentation on my face. Could this be caused by the coil? I have previously only had this problem...

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How to Treat Hyperpigmentation After KTP Laser Treatment?

I had a KTP Laser Treatment 10 weeks prior which has left some post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation, red, scratch-like depressions where I blistered (...

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Will Peels Work for Facial Pigmentations?

I'm a 32-year-old married lady from Pakistan. I've had these spots on my forehead, nose, and cheekbones for the past 4 years. I never used any cream...

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Severe Hyperpigmentation on Face and Neck

I have severe case of hyper-pigmentation, face and neck are dark (as if done extreme labor under sun)& very fair body makes me two person with two...

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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...

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Bio-Oil for Dark Spots on Face and Legs?

I have a few dark spots on my face from hair bumps and some other marks on my legs. Will Bio-Oil help with these marks? I am a black female, if this...

Hyperpigmentation Treatment on Indian Skin?

I'm a 30-year-old lady from India and I have pigmentation problem on my face. I used Melalite Cream as per the doctor advise, but it didn't give me...

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