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Question: Hi Doctor,
Please suggest me any medication to be used after using depiwhite for 3 months to maintain the results.
Can i use it again after giving it a break for some time.
Please suggest any other medication if it cannot be used again
Please suggest me any medication to be used after using depiwhite for 3 months to maintain the results.
Can i use it again after giving it a break for some time.
Please suggest any other medication if it cannot be used again
Brief Answer:
Kojic acid cream for continuation
Detailed Answer:
Hi, Welcome to HealthcareMagic,
Depiwhite contains medium strength depigmenting agents and generally used as followup after using the kligman's formula for.
It can be safely used for 1-2 month without any side effects, Later on there is chances hypersensitivity is there.
DEPIWHITE CREAM...it contains hydroquine which can irritate skin..,
in the long run making it more sensitive and there may be side effects like redness.., and dryness with using depiwhite.
You can followup with Kojic acid cream for followup up to 3-4 months.
Alternatively you can reuse depiwhite cream after a break.
Don't forget to apply sunscreen 2-3 times daily at 2 hrly interval in the first half of the day.
You can ask followup question now.
After closing the question you can again contact me with your question with subject line as "ATTN: Dr. Shahid Hassan".
Hope this will help you
Regards
Dr Shahid Hassan
MD (Dermatology)
Kojic acid cream for continuation
Detailed Answer:
Hi, Welcome to HealthcareMagic,
Depiwhite contains medium strength depigmenting agents and generally used as followup after using the kligman's formula for.
It can be safely used for 1-2 month without any side effects, Later on there is chances hypersensitivity is there.
DEPIWHITE CREAM...it contains hydroquine which can irritate skin..,
in the long run making it more sensitive and there may be side effects like redness.., and dryness with using depiwhite.
You can followup with Kojic acid cream for followup up to 3-4 months.
Alternatively you can reuse depiwhite cream after a break.
Don't forget to apply sunscreen 2-3 times daily at 2 hrly interval in the first half of the day.
You can ask followup question now.
After closing the question you can again contact me with your question with subject line as "ATTN: Dr. Shahid Hassan".
Hope this will help you
Regards
Dr Shahid Hassan
MD (Dermatology)
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Please suggest me any kojivit cream which i can use.
Does depiwhite have steroids.
Thanks a lot for the reply
If this cream has steroids please suggest me an alternative cream.
Thank you.
Does depiwhite have steroids.
Thanks a lot for the reply
If this cream has steroids please suggest me an alternative cream.
Thank you.
Brief Answer:
kojiglow, kojivit
Detailed Answer:
Hi, welcome again,
Depiwhite cream does not contain steroid.
Kojiglow or kojivit are cream that contains kojic acid. Look out whether these creams are available as OTC or you may need prescription to purchase these.
Thanks
kojiglow, kojivit
Detailed Answer:
Hi, welcome again,
Depiwhite cream does not contain steroid.
Kojiglow or kojivit are cream that contains kojic acid. Look out whether these creams are available as OTC or you may need prescription to purchase these.
Thanks
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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