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Recommended Liquid Makeup to Conceal Red Blotches Caused by Efudex?

Buster66Sep 30, 2009

Is there a liquid makeup that can be used to cover the red blotches created through the usage of Efudex during the 14-day regimen that is prescribed to remove superficial cancer cells?

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