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Hoping to somehow darken the white scalp on my head that comes from a car accident? (Photos)

DrnehmadJul 20, 2016
I don't necessarily feel I need to grow hair on this bare scalp, though I'm very curious to hear whether it's possible to somehow, simply darken the white scalp that's now bare.

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