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how to remove blackheads from stretch marks
A 52-year-old member asked:
Dr. Heidi Fowler answered
24 years experience Psychiatry
Comedone extractor: Wash face w gentle cleanser 2x/day. Use oil free products on face. Avoid heavy foundations. Don't squeeze pimples (including blackheads). Avoid touc ... Read More
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A 47-year-old member asked:
Dr. Heidi Fowler answered
24 years experience Psychiatry
Pore strip/ comedone: Extractor. Wash face w gentle cleanser 2x/day. Use oil free products on face. No heavy foundations. Don't squeeze pimples / blackheads. Avoid touch ... Read More
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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered
24 years experience Psychiatry
Comedone extractor: Wash face w gentle cleanser 2x/day & use oil free products. No oily hair or heavy foundations. Exfoliate occasionally. Try not to pop pimples. Avoid t ... Read More
A 37-year-old member asked:
Dr. Heidi Fowler answered
24 years experience Psychiatry
Gentle use of a: comedone extractor.
A 43-year-old member asked:
Dr. Suzanne Yee answered
31 years experience Plastic Surgery
Scar improvement: It depends on the maturity of the scar. If the scar is fairly new then massage and pulsed dye laser is a good option. Using vit e oil with massage . ... Read More
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A 38-year-old male asked:
Dr. Carla Enriquez answered
49 years experience Pediatrics
Benzoyl peroxide : Otc benzoyl peroxide to start. If this doesn't work, then see your doctor or dermatologist for prescription medication. See http://www.Ncbi.Nlm.Nih.G ... Read More
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A 24-year-old female asked:
Dr. Larry Xanthopoulos answered
21 years experience Pediatrics
Visit dermatologist: Please see a dermatologist to see what the options might be for you.
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A 30-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jeffrey Pollard answered
20 years experience ENT and Head and Neck Surgery
Difficult - But...: Acne scars are one of the most difficult things to treat in plastic surgery. If the skin characteristics are optimal, the best approach is to use lase ... Read More
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A 26-year-old female asked:
Dr. Nayana Trivedi answered
38 years experience Internal Medicine
Dermatology consult: They will be able to help with either depigmentation medicine or Lase statement . And will also help with future Acne treatment/Prevention
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A 23-year-old female asked:
Dr. Philip Creps answered
29 years experience Psychiatry
Remove stretch marks: The best time to treat them is while they are red. They can be treated with laser treatment. But first try available gells with a mix of onion extra ... Read More
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A 55-year-old member asked:
Dr. Anil Shah answered
20 years experience Facial Plastic Surgery
Pock marks: Pock marks are forever, but there are a variety of approaches to improve their overall appearance including dermabrasion, laser, cross tca, medical ro ... Read More
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A 42-year-old member asked:
Dr. John Chiu answered
56 years experience Allergy and Immunology
Infection?: If you notice emergence of dark raised spots when you have atopic dermatitis, these may well be from a staph infection- a common complication in atopi ... Read More
A 23-year-old female asked:
Dr. Ed Friedlander answered
43 years experience Pathology
Specialist work: A dermatologist can make the scars less apparent using a laser, filler, or dermabrasion. Before you do this, consider whether this is what you really ... Read More
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A 43-year-old member asked:
Dr. Otto Placik answered
33 years experience Plastic Surgery
Cellulite is complex: Cellulite & stretch marks remain anathema to the plastic surgeon. Cellulite & stretch marks may occur in very thin patients as well. Cellulite is attr ... Read More
A 31-year-old female asked:
Dr. Michael Fisher answered
31 years experience Dermatology
Stretch Marks: There are a few different types of lasers that are used to help minimize stretch marks — the pulsed dye laser and fractional laser therapy are two of ... Read More
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A 27-year-old male asked:
Dr. David Cohen answered
41 years experience Internal Medicine
See below: Are you talking about pimples or scarring-pock marks from pimples-acne. If you are concerned about acne there are medications that you can take to tre ... Read More
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A 29-year-old male asked:
Dr. Joseph Eastern answered
43 years experience Dermatology
Depends on cause.: If they are due to applying strong topical steroid creams, you need to stop the steroids. If they are due to an underlying hormonal problem, you need ... Read More
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A 46-year-old member asked:
Dr. Ed Friedlander answered
43 years experience Pathology
Hydroquinone: This is your best bleach. Don't overdo it. The marks eventually fade on their own, and they probably look worse to you than they do to anyone else. Es ... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:
Dr. Michael Fisher answered
31 years experience Dermatology
Stretch Marks: Laser therapies use intense wavelengths of light to stimulate the growth of collagen, elastin or melanin production in your skin. Your doctor can help ... Read More
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A 55-year-old member asked:
Dr. Heidi Fowler answered
24 years experience Psychiatry
Stretch marks: Treatments: Please see a dermatologist or plastic surgeon for evaluation. Possible treatments include fractional laser resurfacing,dermabrasion & ... Read More
A 44-year-old member asked:
Dr. David Sneid answered
40 years experience Endocrinology
Nothing: Stretch marks are tears in the skin cause by weight gain. They can be covered up, but not improved by creams and lotions. The only possibly effective ... Read More
A 42-year-old member asked:
Dr. Barry Press answered
43 years experience Plastic Surgery
Improve, not remove.: Scars cannot be removed but there is a large variety of techniques to improve their appearance, both surgical and non-surgical. They also improve with ... Read More
A 55-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jeffrey Fromowitz answered
18 years experience Dermatology
Options: While there is no "cure" for striae, there are some options.
These include topical retinoids, moisturizer and barrier repair creams, as well as fract ... Read More
A 40-year-old member asked:
Dr. Barry Handler answered
31 years experience Plastic Surgery
Stretch marks: If they are in a good location then cutting them out is still the best way to go.
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