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17 weeks pregnant and had breast surgery 8 months ago, my scars have darkened considerably is there anything i can do to help combat this?
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Darkening scars: The hormones of pregnancy do cause some women's skin and scars to darken during pregnancy. This usually reverses after pregnancy. There isn't really anything to lightened scars during a pregnancy.
Answered 5/7/2015
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