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Suggest Medication For Acne And Dark Skin.
i have used tenovate cream with fair and lovely for three months for acne and darkness when iam using of this paste on face from frist week onwards my skin was start glowing when i get full fair of my face and neck after three months when i stopped that my face was getting complete dark please suggest me what i have to do right know
Mon, 23 Nov 2015
hi
You have been using tenovate cream over the face.
It is a potent steroid cream and should never be used over the face, unless advised by a dermatologist.
Long term use of this agents on the face without medical supervision can lead to various problems like skin thinning,photosensitivity, hair growth, redness, pigmentation etc.
So firstly, I would advise you to stop using this cream .
You can start using a lightening agent like kojic acid with vitamin C twice a day. Along with it, you should continuously use a sunscreen( spf>26) over your face before going out in the sun.
Also take oral vitamin C supplementation continously for a month or so.
If inspite of all these measures, you feel that the pigmentation continues to persisit, then I would advise you to see a dermatologist who might be able to help you with other techniques like chemical peels, dermabrasion , lasers etc .
Hope it helps
Dr Geetika Paul
You have been using tenovate cream over the face.
It is a potent steroid cream and should never be used over the face, unless advised by a dermatologist.
Long term use of this agents on the face without medical supervision can lead to various problems like skin thinning,photosensitivity, hair growth, redness, pigmentation etc.
So firstly, I would advise you to stop using this cream .
You can start using a lightening agent like kojic acid with vitamin C twice a day. Along with it, you should continuously use a sunscreen( spf>26) over your face before going out in the sun.
Also take oral vitamin C supplementation continously for a month or so.
If inspite of all these measures, you feel that the pigmentation continues to persisit, then I would advise you to see a dermatologist who might be able to help you with other techniques like chemical peels, dermabrasion , lasers etc .
Hope it helps
Dr Geetika Paul
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