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Is micro needling combined with sun exposure effective for treating hypopigmented scars?

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Dr. Gehrig Harris answered

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Micro needling: "is micro needling combined with sun exposure effective for treating hypopigmented scars?" micro needling is a new procedure that is supposed to stimulate collagen growth in treated areas and probably won't help for hypopigmented spots. Sun exposure has been a common treatment for that for years though and may help you.

Answered 5/5/2014

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