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My sister scratched me on my face with her nails during fight and marks are not vanishing. what can i do to reduce those marks?

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Dr. Boris Aronzon answered

Antibiotic: May be you need antibiotic or special scar preventing ointment which dermatologist can prescribe.

Answered 4/22/2017

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