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Any Options for Improvement of Knee Scar on Indian Female? (photo)

Hello again doctors. Here is a scar I received during a bike ride as a 12-year-old. Unlike most of my scars, this one is hypo-pigmented. Any tips on improving its appearance? I am not looking for perfection, just improvement! I started my career in pharmaceutical chemistry: I understand there used to be a formulation with tar used on hypopigmented spots. Do doctors use anything similar these days?

1 Doctor Answer | Asked by acnescars7160 in OH
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Darkened scars on the knees and legs

This scar contains an outer rim of darkening with hypopigmentaton in the middle. This scar can be improved with Melaquin AM and Melaquin PM twice daily, followed by laser.

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