I have dark underarms, groin, elbows, knees, and mouth corners. Can COSMELAN help me? 25 y/o Female with light olive skin tone

May 2, 2017
Asked By:michmaya123 in Los Angeles, CA

My armpits, elbows, knees, corner of mouth, groin/inner thigh area is a GRAYISH-BROWN color. I have done laser hair removal in those areas as well. Cosmelan helps for Melasma, but my pigmentation is grayish, not brown... Will Cosmelan be able to help me in this case? Has it been done before? I have done research and some say that chemical peels can make this worse by irritating the skin. Why? How? I do not have PCOS and I don't think I have acanthosis nigricans because my neck isn't darker.

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August 5, 2019

Answer: Dark areas on olive skin

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Harold J. Kaplan, MDBoard Certified Facial Plastic Surgeon
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August 5, 2019

Answer: Dark areas on olive skin

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Harold J. Kaplan, MDBoard Certified Facial Plastic Surgeon
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August 6, 2017

Answer: Dark discoloration and Melarase Brightening Kits

Raffy Karamanoukian, MD, FACSBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
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August 6, 2017

Answer: Dark discoloration and Melarase Brightening Kits

Raffy Karamanoukian, MD, FACSBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
May 3, 2017

Answer: Improving Pigmentation--peels, microneedling/prp, skin lightening creams, sun protection

Jason Emer, MDDermatologic Surgeon, Board Certified in Dermatology
May 3, 2017

Answer: Improving Pigmentation--peels, microneedling/prp, skin lightening creams, sun protection

Jason Emer, MDDermatologic Surgeon, Board Certified in Dermatology

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