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Is it ok to spot treat with the fluorouracil 5% forak's and not my whole face at once. i work full-time. please advise. just can't see doing my whole face at once

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Dr. Patrick Connerly answered

Yes and no: Spot treatment will get the obvious ones, but the more comprehensive will get the ones that are too small to see. If you have visible ones, you DO have smaller ones too!

Answered 1/23/2017

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A member asked:

Is it ok to spot treat with the fluorouracil 5% forak's and not my whole face at once. i work full-time. please advise. just can't see doing my whole face at once

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Patrick Connerly answered

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