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Best Treatment for White Scars on Legs
I Have a Lots of White Scars on Both of my Legs,what's Best for Getting Rid of Scars?
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candy1988
in Kuching, 11
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White Leg Scars
If these scars are traumatic in nature, unfortunately there is no treatment to remove or significantly diminish their appearance.
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? Idiopathic Guttate HypoMelanosis
If these were not trauma induced, they are probably guttate hypomelanosis. It is felt that these are caused by effete melanocytes; basically melanocytes that have taken too much of a punch from the sun and are essentially knocked out. I remember reading a study of this which attested that it was more common in those with brown hair and brown eyes. It is more apparent in darker skin.
This is obviously a harmless condition and really only a cosmetic concern.
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