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Upper Lip Getting Darker After Waxing. Applying Moisturizer. Will My Skin Get Back To Normal?
I waxed my upper lip with sally Hansen wax strips & the area turned bright and red ... The next day it turned brown and is a lot darker than my skin tone .. It's been about a week & I moisturizer it every night I have school so I can't really moisturizer in school .. Will my lip get better ? Will it peel off ? Will my skin go back to normal ? .. Btw: my skin is dry and patchy so it's not dicloration
Fri, 15 Nov 2013
hi. Judging from the description you gave it seems that you have developed post inflammatory hyperpigmentation on your upper lip. Apply a moderately potent steroid like fluticasone twice daily for 2-3 weeks and taking oral Vitamin C would help in your case.
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