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I used to wear sandals a lot for roughly 3 years and its been over a year since i stopped wearing them and my sandal tan hasn't faded. should i be concerned? i haven't exfoliated the area in a long time, may that help?

Q: i used to wear sandals a lot for roughly 3 years and its been over a year since i stopped wearing them and my sandal tan hasn't faded. should i be concerned? i haven't exfoliated the area in a long time, may that help?

: Sometimes skin is damaged with pigmentation and does not recover by itself. Please protect the skin from sun and use spf 30 skin moisturizer and you can exfoliate . See a dermatologist for further treatment. Hope it helps.

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Dr. Padmashri Rastogi answered

Sometimes skin is damaged with pigmentation and does not recover by itself. Please protect the skin from sun and use spf 30 skin moisturizer and you can exfoliate . See a dermatologist for further treatment. Hope it helps.

Answered 5/19/2021

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A member asked:

I used to wear sandals a lot for roughly 3 years and its been over a year since i stopped wearing them and my sandal tan hasn't faded. should i be concerned? i haven't exfoliated the area in a long time, may that help?

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