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How do I get rid of my darkened spot on my side burn area? (photos)

alexbloodstoneFeb 24, 2016
I believe it's a burn from ironing and hair spray when I had longer hair. Over time it started gaining a darker color.

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Morris Westfried, MD

A depressed scar can be released and allowed to float. This is called subcision and does have ar ink of making scar worse.A per,aren't filler such as bellafil can then raise the depressed scar.

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Morris Westfried, MD

Zinc oxide will not heal a scar or lessen redness .If these are scars a tria of scar cream such as mederma scar cream would be good option.

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At this point the area needs to be calmed down for first with a prescription steroid cream and then followed by combination bleaching cream containing hydroquinone and tretinoin.

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