How to treat hyperpigmentation from cyrosurgery?

March 21, 2015
Asked By:Mulan28 in Austin, TX

A dermatologist froze off some brown/yellowish sun/age spots from one of my cheeks about 40 days ago. The area the liquid nitrogen touched looks much darker now. In place of small scattered spots, I now have a continuous solid dark patch stretching wide. They are so prominent now given the size and color. I used the triple topical cream containing Fluocinolone, hydroquinone, tretinoin a few times but it irritated my skin and turned it red. So I stopped. How can I treat the PIH from Cyrosurgery?

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March 23, 2015

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