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How to treat staining caused by accidental use of hydroquinone and benzoyl peroxide together?

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Dr. Steven Warren answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Hard to treat: usually you have to wait until the skin recycles itself and new skin appears and the staining is gone

Dr Munshower agreed

Answered 1/29/2016

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