Suggest Treatment For Hyper Pigmentation

Posted on Wed, 9 Sep 2015

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Wed, 9 Sep 2015 Answered on

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Question : Can you please suggest some treatment for hyperpigmentation?

Answered by Dr. Dr. Kakkar (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
broad spectrum sunscreen and kojic or glycolic acid based cream

Detailed Answer:
Hello. Thank you for writing to us

I suggest you to use a sunscreen with spf 30 or more during day. Reapply every 2-3 hours.
At night you may use a kojic acid or glycolic acid based cream.

Regards

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