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How to heal a slightly slightly depressed red acne mark ? it seems 5 weeks on retin-a isnt doing much

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ACNE: Try using together perzagel 10 percent at daytime and Retin-A at night. Avoid sunlight for photosensitivity to rx. See dermatologist if it did not work

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Answered 2/25/2017

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