How Safe Are Skin Whitening Creams, Pills And Lotions?

Posted on Tue, 21 Oct 2014

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Tue, 21 Oct 2014 Answered on

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Question :
How safe is it to use skin whitening creams, pills, and lotions? pls suggest.

Answered by Dr. Dr. Rahul Kumar (41 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
cream can be used

Detailed Answer:
Hello
Thanks for the query.
Skin lightening cream can be used however steroid containing skin creams should not be used.
Please don't use any tablets to reduce pigmentation. These may harm you.
Let me know if you have any other doubts.
Thank you

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar