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What Is The Treatment For Dark Elbows?

Hi. I am having an issue with my elbows. They look dirty. I scrub all the tine. Now the darkness n dryness is past elbow up arm couple inches. What can I do? Maybe scrubbing too much? Use stone sometimes then skin gets red and sensitive but no change
Mon, 30 Jun 2014
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Hello,
Welcome to healthcare magic.
I understand from your query that you are having problems with dark and rough elbows.
Please stop scrubbing the area. Scrubbing, especially with a stone causes friction and increases the skin thickening.
Use a good moisturizer containing squalene, urea and lactic acid every 4 hours.
Keep your elbows off the table while you are working. Do not rest them on the desk. This will avoid friction.
Use a cream containing 6-12% Glycolic acid at bedtime. This will cause mild peeling off of the thick skin and improve the appearance.
Hope this helps you.
Take care.
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What Is The Treatment For Dark Elbows?

Hello, Welcome to healthcare magic. I understand from your query that you are having problems with dark and rough elbows. Please stop scrubbing the area. Scrubbing, especially with a stone causes friction and increases the skin thickening. Use a good moisturizer containing squalene, urea and lactic acid every 4 hours. Keep your elbows off the table while you are working. Do not rest them on the desk. This will avoid friction. Use a cream containing 6-12% Glycolic acid at bedtime. This will cause mild peeling off of the thick skin and improve the appearance. Hope this helps you. Take care.