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Is it safe to get a chemical peel after skin bleaching?

February 18, 2021
Asked By:Lethabo Mbele in Pretoria, ZA

I have been bleaching my skin. Is it safe to get a chemical peel on my face to remove the dark marks from the pimples I had in the past? 

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