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How do i get rid of red cheeks? i'm brown skinned, and really confused as to why i've got red patches on my cheeks?

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Dr. Walter Futterweit answered

Specializes in Endocrinology

Possible rosacea.: May sometimes flush, drinking hot fluids. Acneform lesions often noted there.

Dr Fowler and another doctor agreed

Answered 7/4/2014

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