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How do i get rid of uneven skin tone i tried every thing i'm african american the skin around my ryes and my nose are the lightest part of my face?

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Dr. John Michel answered

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I am not sure there: a way. If this is a wide change in skin tone then one can use covermark which is a type of makeup specifically for this kind of problem. See a derm doc for better ideas and to make sure there is not something else going on. One must think of a condition called vitiligo.

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Answered 1/5/2019

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