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What Causes Dark Spots On Upper Lip Post Waxing?

I waxed my upper lip last night and it got really red and burned a lot, I put neosporin, alovera and even tapped it with ice. Now i have dark spots that still hurt I have to have it moisturized so it won t hurt so I m putting carmex, what can I do so it could go away?
Wed, 25 Mar 2015
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Hi. I think you should stop neosporin as some people are allergic to it and in case you are one of them, it would aggravate the problem. Continue alovera and add a low potent steroid like desonide for 1 week. It would help reduce pigmentation.
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What Causes Dark Spots On Upper Lip Post Waxing?

Hi. I think you should stop neosporin as some people are allergic to it and in case you are one of them, it would aggravate the problem. Continue alovera and add a low potent steroid like desonide for 1 week. It would help reduce pigmentation.