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Popped Up Acne, Became Dead Cells. Used Betadine. Have Red Brownish Circle. How To Cure It?

hi,
my face has acene before, and i pop them so they become dead cell. After that i used Betadine, but still there are red brownish circle where the pimple was.
Pimple has gone but after many weeks, those brown-red color is still there..

what should i do? when and how can it fade away permanently and when i recover my original skin on face?

I hope to hear your best advice.

Thanks and kind regards,

Xavi
Sat, 25 May 2013
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Dermatologist 's  Response
Hi,
Thanks for writing to us.
It seems due to squeezing of acne and betadine application, you developed post inflammatory hyperpigmentation. To treat the same apply hydroquinone tretinoin based cream like skinlite ever once in a day. Apply in a minute quantity and do not rub. It would take couple of weeks for the marks to fade. Another effective option could be sessions of chemical peels.

Hope that helped.
Take care
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Popped Up Acne, Became Dead Cells. Used Betadine. Have Red Brownish Circle. How To Cure It?

Hi, Thanks for writing to us. It seems due to squeezing of acne and betadine application, you developed post inflammatory hyperpigmentation. To treat the same apply hydroquinone tretinoin based cream like skinlite ever once in a day. Apply in a minute quantity and do not rub. It would take couple of weeks for the marks to fade. Another effective option could be sessions of chemical peels. Hope that helped. Take care