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Applied Garlic Paste On Face, Turned Brown. Are These Scars Permanent? Cure?
It has been nearly 1 month having applied the garlic paste... Now the areas of my face where I had applied has turned brown... Are these scars permanent...?There s not a single person who hasn t asked me about this... I am sixteen now... Is there any natural methods to remove those scars immediately and permanently... Now I m using lactocalamine,kojiglo and olive oil... but there s not much improvement... First I used liquid paraffin for healing the wound...
Wed, 20 Mar 2013
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Thanks for writing to us.
It seems you have developed post inflammatory hyperpigmentation due to garlic application.
To reduce these marks
Use a good sunscreen in morning
Apply hydroquinone 4 percent cream in night. Use the cream very judiciously. Do not apply large amounts and do not rub the cream as may lead to irritation. If the skin becomes red, irritated or dry on application, withhold its use.
You may also consider the option of chemical peels to reduce these marks.
Hope that helps. Take care
Thanks for writing to us.
It seems you have developed post inflammatory hyperpigmentation due to garlic application.
To reduce these marks
Use a good sunscreen in morning
Apply hydroquinone 4 percent cream in night. Use the cream very judiciously. Do not apply large amounts and do not rub the cream as may lead to irritation. If the skin becomes red, irritated or dry on application, withhold its use.
You may also consider the option of chemical peels to reduce these marks.
Hope that helps. Take care
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