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Treatment for Dark Acne Scars on African American Skin?

asked 2 years ago by guillmon9005 in Latham, New York
Latest answer by Mary Lupo, MD
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Tags: face, jaw line, acne, acne scars, African American, peeling

I am having a serious problem with my skin. I'm African-American and have a yellow/brown complexion. On the side of my jaw line, I have really bad acne and because I do and have a habit of picking at it.

When my acne heals from the damage the result is dark skin! I bought this Juice Beauty face peel but it's not working, is there any other face peel that can solve my scarring problem and make it go away?

1 answer to Treatment for Dark Acne Scars on African American Skin?

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PIH takes several weeks to improve

Post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation (PIH) is caused by acne as well as excoriations or insect bites. The use of bleaching agents should be conservative to prevent lightening of the normal skin color. Instead, I recommend both Tazorac under a dermatologist's careful management, as well as a series of SilkPeels or Beta peels such as the Theraplex sayicylic acid peel. I find this protocol help lighten dark spots without changing your natural color. It is important to have the acne under... more
Mary Lupo, MD

New Orleans Dermatologist

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