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How Can Red Mark On Cheek After Injury Be Removed?

I fell down a month ago on the carpet, afterwards my cheek was swelling and red, I did ice compress at the first 2,3 days, and then injured spot was peeling. Now it s been one month, it become a red flat mark on my cheek. How to remove it? Or will it turn back to the normal skin?
posted on Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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Hi,

You can apply Tacrolimus 0.1 percent ointment on the affected area once daily for 3 weeks.

Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. Asmeet Kaur Sawhney, Dermatologist
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How Can Red Mark On Cheek After Injury Be Removed?

Hi, You can apply Tacrolimus 0.1 percent ointment on the affected area once daily for 3 weeks. Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Asmeet Kaur Sawhney, Dermatologist