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Bleaching Cream for Post-Mole Removal Scars?
asked 1 year ago by kaitlyn58 in Buffalo NY
Latest answer by Gregory J. Vipond, MD
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Tags: bleaching, cream, scar
I used a natural mole removal called Dermatend about ten months ago and was left with flat, red scars. Will a bleaching cream help to turn the scar back to it's natural skin tone, or do bleaching creams only work for browned areas of skin such as sun spots or age marks?
3 answers to Bleaching Cream for Post-Mole Removal Scars?
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Redness after mole removal
Bleaching creams, such as hydroquinone, work by preventing your pigment cells from making too much dark pigment. They do not help with redness. In general, red scars should improve by 6-12 months after surgery. If the redness does not improve, there are several lasers that can help.
Gregory J. Vipond, MD
Pasadena Facial Plastic Surgeon
Pasadena Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Bleaching creams do not bleach skin
Bleaching creams do not bleach skin. They work by preventing the skin from further darkening. Therefore the best approach to treating dark spots is a recipe of lightening agents, retin A, and possibly laser or chemical peels.
Edward Lack, MD
Chicago Dermatologist
Chicago Dermatologist
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Bleaching creams do not work for red scars
Bleaching creams in general are geared towards decreasing the production of melanin, a pigment that provides the tan/brown tones to our skin. Creams that diminish melanin production only work on the superficial pigmentation, so deep pigment will not be affected by bleaching creams. Bleaching creams do nothing for persistent redness, which is most likely due to dilated blood vessels in the area of removal.
For this a treatment with IPL (intense pulsed light) may help....
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