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I have shingles on my forehead and it's been about a week and a half and my scabs are all gone but the red rash is still on my forehead. will it go aw?
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Give it time.: The redness you currently see is called "post-inflammatory hyper pigmentation", and is a common finding after a bout with shingles. May take several weeks to clear, as it represents a local increase in melanin production in the skin, but it will clear.
Answered 11/28/2017
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