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Suggest me how do i remove 20 years old stitch marks from my forehead? (photo)

Alex27Dec 5, 2013
These Marks are 20 years old and i am 27 now. 1st mark is from a brick which fell on me and the second one happened when i fell on stairs. Now these marks are bothering me a lot. Can u docs please suggest me a good treatment to get rid of this.

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