i am a female with a light brown skin but my knees are very dark. it is so different from the rest of my body, that its very embarassing. i am wondering what my best option(s) would be to getting them to be like the rest of my body. chemical peel???
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July 25, 2010
Answer: Chemical Peels or Dermabrasions plus bleaching creams help dark knees and elbows.
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Peels for the extremities give clinical improvement in sun damage if they a superficial in variety. An excellent peel, so called the "Cook" peel is the use of 70% glycolic acid gel for 2-3 minutes followed by 15% Trichloracetic acid for several minutes. Deeper peels can...
I highly recommend an exam with a board-certified dermatologist to have the moles looked at before you do chemical peels. Chemical peels will not hurt the moles, but it is best to have them examined to make sure they are not pre-cancerous or cancerous. If they are, in fact, innocent then it...