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Question: What is that skin lesion?
Brief Answer:
Open Comedone
Detailed Answer:
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I have gone through your query and I have also reviewed the Image.
It is an 'Open Comedone', also known as 'blackhead'. It is a benign skin lesion. You can see dark colored stuff is present like a plug at the follicular opening.
Blackheads can be either easily extracted with the help of a Comedone extractor Or alternatively a topical cream e.g Tretinoin 0.05% cream, once daily, may be used for this comedone. Tretinoin is comedolytic and would help dissolve the comedone gradually.
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Open Comedone
Detailed Answer:
Hello. Thank you for writing to us
I have gone through your query and I have also reviewed the Image.
It is an 'Open Comedone', also known as 'blackhead'. It is a benign skin lesion. You can see dark colored stuff is present like a plug at the follicular opening.
Blackheads can be either easily extracted with the help of a Comedone extractor Or alternatively a topical cream e.g Tretinoin 0.05% cream, once daily, may be used for this comedone. Tretinoin is comedolytic and would help dissolve the comedone gradually.
Regards
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Dr. Vinay Bhardwaj
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