This is most likely inflammation and commonly ocurrs with Hydroquinone or Retin-A whichare common ingredients in "bleaching" formulas. Oftentimes these medications are combined with steroid creams to lessen the effect of the irratation. Some of these are formulated in triple preparations. One of... more
Hyperpigmented area red after hydroquinone application
I was burnt around the mouth area about half a year ago. I was given a hydroquinone cream by my aesthetician. She said it might help with the hyperpigmentation which resulted from the burn. I was instructed to apply it to the area twice daily.
I woke up this morning and I noticed that the area seemed to be three times more reddish. It is a day later and it looks the same. Will this go away, or is this going to be permanent?
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20 Jun 2009
i highly do not recommend hydroquinone...every derm here will soon realize after more studies come out that it is unsafe and too harsh a product to recommend..anything that needs to be coupled with a steroid..which will further thin your skin is much too harsh.! it has not even been being used long enough to realize the harsh side effects and the fact that it will further age your skin...it is banned in several countries including france for fear of cancer risk..and harsh side effects like break down of the skin, severe rashes, and hypo-pigment problems..I cannot even believe a derm would recommend you put something like this on your face!!!... if you are using this too lighten hyper-pigment issues i would strongly recommend another approach...like retinoids..licorice extracts..AHA and BHA's...vitamin C products...and for faster more efficient results an IPL (FYI: only recommended when done by a dermatologist..no medi-spas or nurses.) and never forget the sunscreen! by the way a retinoid can do wonders...for aging and unlike hydroquinone there are plenty of years of evidence to prove let the redness heal and get some advice about possible laser treatments to remedy the situation