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Had a red spot size of a dime used hydroquinone to lighten it up didny really work but now i have white spots around it how can i even it up?
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Hypopigmentation: When irritation and inflammation has subsided, pigment may have been lost from the skin if the pigment-containing cells (melanocytes) are damaged or destroyed. This is called postinflammatory hypopigmentation.
Answered 9/19/2017
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