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How To Remove The Brown Patch On The Upper Lip Caused By Waxing?
Hi Doctor... A week ago I waxed my upper lip with Nair face wax strips. The next day it turned red and afterward it left a scab. The scab finally came of but it left a dark brown patch. I always wax my upper lips but this is the first time this ever happen to me. How can I get ride of the dark brown patch?
Mon, 21 Jul 2014
Hello,
Thank you for posting on HCM.
The dark spot you have developed due to waxing is called post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation.
Apply a cream containing hydroquinone, mometasone and tretinoin only over dark spots at night. Apply the cream gently without rubbing.
Apply a broad spectrum high SPF sunscreen everytime you go out in sun.
Hope this will take care of your issue.
Wish you best of health.
Thank you
Dr Hardik Pitroda
M.D Dermatology
Thank you for posting on HCM.
The dark spot you have developed due to waxing is called post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation.
Apply a cream containing hydroquinone, mometasone and tretinoin only over dark spots at night. Apply the cream gently without rubbing.
Apply a broad spectrum high SPF sunscreen everytime you go out in sun.
Hope this will take care of your issue.
Wish you best of health.
Thank you
Dr Hardik Pitroda
M.D Dermatology
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