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I am doing 7.5% TCA peel, can I use Skinlite cream (hydroquinone 2%, tretinoin 0.025% and mometasone furoate 0.1%)?

dheerajpatidar17Jun 20, 2020
If yes, after how many days of the peel can I start to use it? Thank you. 

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