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Can I Change the Color of my Areola by Any Lighting Cream, Laser, Etc?

JazzyV1822May 11, 2012
I had a breast lift last summer with an areola reduction. Since my areola was so massive, a lot was still left by the scar line. To better describe, the scar line from the nipple/rounded areola down to the base of the breast is usually seen as being a straight single scar line. Mine however, is a pretty thick line down my breast that maybe be the remaining part of my areola (so theres the coloring doing down breast). Can I bleach this or change its color in any way to match the rest of my breast

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Dr. Leonard T. Yu, MD
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