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About a month and a half ago I got a scratch on my face, it's still pinkish. What creams should I use?

irv93091Oct 13, 2016
The scratch scabbed up and fell off in a week natrually but its been pink for about a month now with slight indentation. A dermtoligist prescribed me Rx wound cream called luxamend. Is this a better alternative then a steriod?

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