Ever since I started shaving I have always gotten ingrown hairs on my face especially on my upper lip. I have tried everything in order to get rid of the ingrown problems. The hairs would then form scabs and would come off and leave red/brownish marks in my skin. They have been there for years and haven't gone. I have tried many high street creams and none have worked. What do I do? Will these naturally go over time? I don't even have acne and this is a real problem for me.
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June 25, 2013
Answer: Melapads for dark ingrown hair spots on the face and body
Begin treatment with a topical skin lightener such as Melarase PM first. The next step would be fractional co2 laser to resurface and even-out the skin. Raffy Karamanoukian, Los Angeles
White scars are difficult to treat. In some skin types, we use the fractional co2 laser to stimulate production of melanin. Raffy Karamanoukian, Los Angeles
I would start out with topical skin lighteners such as Melarase, followed by either ablative laser or serial excision. Raffy Karamanoukian, MD Los Angeles
