Got Injured And Now Left With A Black Color On The Spot. Used Scarfix. No Improvement. Advise On Medicament?
Hello doctor, On dec 2012 i got an accident and my forehead,side ,nose become injured and it is cured within one month . But there become black colour and Am used some skin care creme like scarfix .... . Now almost 5month over . Today one of my friend suggested me to use Skinlite creme . Is it effective or what else i can use
Hello, Welcome and thanks for posting your query to HCM.
After reading your query I can make out the possibility of "post inflammatory Hyper-pigmentation" which we simply call as PIH. It is the normal usual outcome of bit deeper injury. As we know that our skin contains the color giving cells known as melanocytes. So any time if these are activated by any injury or related thing, these produce more of color, giving rise to pigmented mark. For the betterment you are asking to use "Skinlite" cream. I think it is not a good idea to use this cream as self medication as it contains tretinoin in it which can further irritate the skin and then steroid also which can produce its own side effects. Moreover it is not over the counter medicine to be used.
It would be better to consult a dermatologist to reduce the pigmentation. You should have patience of multiple months to get the mark reduced by safer treatment options of other medications under dermatological guidance. Hope it helps. Get well soon, Dr Sanjay Kumar Kanodia MD ( Dermatology and STD)
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Got Injured And Now Left With A Black Color On The Spot. Used Scarfix. No Improvement. Advise On Medicament?
Hello, Welcome and thanks for posting your query to HCM. After reading your query I can make out the possibility of post inflammatory Hyper-pigmentation which we simply call as PIH. It is the normal usual outcome of bit deeper injury. As we know that our skin contains the color giving cells known as melanocytes. So any time if these are activated by any injury or related thing, these produce more of color, giving rise to pigmented mark. For the betterment you are asking to use Skinlite cream. I think it is not a good idea to use this cream as self medication as it contains tretinoin in it which can further irritate the skin and then steroid also which can produce its own side effects. Moreover it is not over the counter medicine to be used. It would be better to consult a dermatologist to reduce the pigmentation. You should have patience of multiple months to get the mark reduced by safer treatment options of other medications under dermatological guidance. Hope it helps. Get well soon, Dr Sanjay Kumar Kanodia MD ( Dermatology and STD)