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I have a scar which turned blue on my arm, it occured after pulling wax strip harshly at softer part of the arm.

harmaninderJun 16, 2016
this scar appeared yesterday when i was waxing with one hand, and could not hold my arm skin tightly, when i pulled th strip with right hand, my skin turned blue from that part, plz tell me ,how to remove it early ,it is really embarassing

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