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I put garlic on a mole to remove it but instead it burned the skin. the skin has now healed but now is lighter than the rest of the skin, i'm inidian?
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Thank you: Thank you for letting us know. The skin should normalize with time. It may take one year or so.
Answered 4/11/2014
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