The Outside Corners of my Mouth Are Dark and the Outer Corners of my Eyes Are Dark
asked 1 year ago by Aoki in SF
Latest answer by Ronald Shelton, MD
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Tags: eyes, mouth, African American, dark spots, options
I used Triluma cream to fade the spots,I stopped using the cream 3.5wks into Tx d/t irritation, the darkness returned worse than before I used the cream, my eye & mouth areas look horrible. Is there a Tx to get rid of the darkness? What causes the darkness?
1 answer to The Outside Corners of my Mouth Are Dark and the Outer Corners of my Eyes Are Dark
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Postinflammatory hyperpigmentation
Treatment of postinflammatory hyperpigmentation is difficult. If the corners of your eyes get irritated from eczema or allergies, then the pigment can darken. The corners of the lips can get irritated from the use of certain toothpaste or mouthwash, or perleche, which is a chronic condition where the corners of the lips get irritated from saliva that pools there especially in sleep, and the irritation might be causing the pigmentation. It is not unusual that prescription lightening...
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