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Skin darkening after kenalog shot?

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rhouston713Nov 9, 2017

Hello doctors , i received kenalog 10 on two hypertrophic scars on my chest. The scars seem to be flattening out but have developed a dark pigmentation over them. Is this normal? Will this fix itself with time?

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