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How Can I Remove A Garlic Burn Scar On My Face?

Posted on Tue, 15 Feb 2022

Question: I have a garlic burn scar on my face, how can I remove this? It is five year old burn scar

Answered by Dr. Asmeet Kaur Sawhney (7 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Depigmenting cream and sunscreen

Detailed Answer:

Hi,

I have reviewed the attached photographs and would recommend you to apply a depigmenting cream like melalite XL cream on the mark at night along with application of a broad spectrum sunscreen like faceguard gel on the face during the day time.
Continue this for 2-3 weeks.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vaishalee Punj

Follow up: Dr. Asmeet Kaur Sawhney (17 hours later)

Cream does not suit me, now feeling irritation on that area and Also that area where I have applied the cream is red

Answered by Dr. Asmeet Kaur Sawhney (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Use kojic acid based cream

Detailed Answer:

Hi,

You have applied the cream in slightly more quantity.
Either you can wait for 2-3 days and let the redness settle.
Then you can again restart the cream in very minute amounts for only 2 hours at night and wash it with water before going to sleep.
Alternatively you can use a kojic acid based cream like kojivit plus cream or kojiglo cream on the affected areas twice daily. It has to be applied in small amounts on the mark.
It won’t cause any irritation.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Remy Koshy