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Dark,rough,thick Areas On Hands And Around Lips.Remedy?
Im 21 years old girl ,,i recently suffered from dark rough thick areas all around my lips like a mustache,as well as dark colouring on parts of my hands! I thought this might due due to exposure to sun n hence i totally stopped going to the sun,,n these things slowly dissapeared,,but today when i looked into the mirror i saw the dark area coming back around my lips,its light now but i fear it will darken! the place is irritating,rough to touch n texture! what should i do?plese help me!
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Tue, 3 Apr 2012
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Mon, 7 May 2012
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Hello coolsama,
you are suffering from- hirsutism ( mustache) advice-USG-abdomen to rule out poly cystic ovarian disease(pcod)
, in blood- testerone &dihydrepandroestrone,TSH, Prolactin level test needed, treatment- of cause e.g.- pcod, thyroid, excess testerone, hyperinsulinsim, if no cause is find say idiopatheic, treatment-epilation,waxing, Laser hair treatment, in medication- tablet -flutamide twice in a day & oral contraceptic use ful, in hyperinsulinisin or in obesity give tablet metmorfin 500mg in divided doses, for sun burn- advice- protection by cover by cloths,gogole, sun burn cream, in diet-tomatoo & fruit, dark coloured chocolate, thank you
you are suffering from- hirsutism ( mustache) advice-USG-abdomen to rule out poly cystic ovarian disease(pcod)
, in blood- testerone &dihydrepandroestrone,TSH, Prolactin level test needed, treatment- of cause e.g.- pcod, thyroid, excess testerone, hyperinsulinsim, if no cause is find say idiopatheic, treatment-epilation,waxing, Laser hair treatment, in medication- tablet -flutamide twice in a day & oral contraceptic use ful, in hyperinsulinisin or in obesity give tablet metmorfin 500mg in divided doses, for sun burn- advice- protection by cover by cloths,gogole, sun burn cream, in diet-tomatoo & fruit, dark coloured chocolate, thank you
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