Question: hello, I have dark oily skin(very oily) with acne. my face has dark acne patches and uneven complexion too. its kind of lighter in the upper cheeks and nose area but dark in the forehead and chin and neck. I am not fond of being very fair, but i really want to get a little lighter skin tone which is (most importantly) even everywhere. I belong to south, but now as i am in delhi for past two weeks my skin started drying severely and have started to peel off from face once i apply face wash in the morning. I only use a face wash daily (morning) and nothing else. Now that my marriage is getting near ( the girl is very fair) i need to improve upon my complexion soon. I can bear the expenses but i need a treatment advise which will last for ever without any side effects. KIndly help me t resolve this issue. I ll be humbled if you can advise me regarding the exact product to be used( name of product). Also i have high amount of acne in my shoulders and back area and there are a lot of black scars. I regularly take two times bath a day as i sweat a lot ( whole body) when i am going out. But this acne problem continues. Some are very painful too. recently my sister bought me a acne cream from Dr Batras, but i wanted a suggestion from a dermatologist before using it. please help me with my problem. regards, XXXX

hello Dr XXXXXXX Thankyou for your reply. Buy i require a little indepth reply.. :) 1)I hope you have seen my face picture i attached herewith. What you think is the reason for my acne & darkness.? 2)For how long i will have to continue the medication? if i am getting the results after a month... 3)You haven't specified what type of face wash i should use? and also about the remedy for peeling off the dry skin after applying face wash now.? i will be in delhi till dec end. (i currently use garnier white with lemon exfoliating face wash.) 4) if i stop using these medics u prescribed after some getting the desired result, will i go back to old state? 5)All these items u specified are for my face i believe. In this, which all should i apply in my back too? 6) Why are carotene tablets for? is it same as beta-carotene tablet? 7)So during day time, i only need to apply suncote cream and nothing else? 8) how shall i plan my food intake? what all to avoid and what all to have specifically? 9)Will these medics address my fairness aspect too..? ( Though i dont wish to be a fair looking man, i want a wheatish even complexion.) if not, what else can i apply for getting a little fair too.. 10) i recently bought (packet unopened) XXXXXXX night cream for fairness which says it has unique skin lightening active lumiskin which helps reduce production of melanin making skin radiant and even toned. Will it be a problem if i use this? i spent 1000/- for it already. :) 11) What do u mean by chemical peels? give me a little insight on it please. Where can i do it? what will be the approx cost? 12) Do i need to do anything special during the office hours? i wash my face about 6-8 times a day, so if my face is applied with sunscreen, what should i do? 13) will my sweating hampers the effect of sunscreen? I use wipes regularly when i am sweating. If sunscreen is applied what should i do? 14) Do i need to provide you with any other additional information so as to help you treat me effectively? 15) i see that you treat for hair whitening also. if allowed in the followup question, can u please tell me what should i do to my whitened hairs. its like 10-20 of them unevenly on the right side of the head. very humbly... with due thanks and regards, XXXX

hello doctor, Thank you for the indepth reply. Just some more clarifications if u dont mind.. 1. I see that both melawash & Glyco 6 cream has 6% glycolic acid. SO there wont be a problem if i use the together na..? 2. SO I'll tell you what i'll be doing daily... For face: morning: wash the face with melawash & then apply suncote (3 times as u said) Have beta carotene tablets 1 per day. night: wash face with melawash face wash, then apply glyco 6 cream and was off after 1 hr, then apply acnemoist moisturiser/ or XXXXXXX lumiskin night cream (alternate days) and go to sleep. For back: using glyha koj soap for back every day and chemical peels every month. 3) using acnemoist cream and XXXXXXX lumiskin acnefree nightcream in alternate days wont be a problem ryte? Attaching the link of XXXXXXX cream. can u pls check? http://www.kayaskinclinic.me/content/fairness-nourishing-night-cream 4) any special reason why most of the products are from curatio helathcare? are they very good indeed? (just an observation) Thankyou doctor once again.... im happy with you... regards, XXXX

Dear Doctor, Thankyou for the reply... AS prescribed i am using the medications and i will inform you about the results after 2-3 weeks... After i apply suncote, i notice that my face seems very oily after some time. Any suggestions in this regard? Regarding other face wash which i should use in the morning, is there any problem if i use ahaglow facewash( i heard it very good)? will it suit my face ? or should i use any other? from last two weeks, i used to apply lemon juice (concentrated) in my face once in 3-4 days. and then rakthachandan with honey & XXXXXXX water. Should i continue that too or stop applying it.? Also please suggest me a good body moisturizer cream for body as i feel my skin is dry n starting to look aged. Also, pabatab was not available in the medicine store. They had another variant of pabatab (pabatab BZ or something...) Shall i buy it? Anyways.. Happy with you consultation doctor. Wishing you a very memorable christmas days and a Great New Year ahead... With regards, XXXX