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No change seen after 4% hydroquinone (almost 1 month)

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#1 · (Edited)
I have post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation on my body that is brown in color. I had done TCA peels on cut scars which left me with dark skin where I had applied the peels. I have been using 4% hydroquinone (in a tube from the pharmacy) on these spots once daily for around 25 days now with no change. Am I doing something wrong? The directions on the package do not say to exfoliate beforehand, etc. Would be thankful for any advice.
 
#2 ·
Ooh, this sounds really painful.

Open wounds or spots that aren’t healed like normal skin should not get TCA peels or any peels for that matter. Do not exfoliate these spots either.

Just focus on moisturizing these parts for now... so they can heal. The tissue is almost raw like if it’s as bad as it sounds.
 
#5 ·
@dina1234

Hey, I opted out of using HQ months ago. It either was slow or made me red. Try mixing HQ products to make the percentage even stronger then it’s original percentage.
Go through the thread and you can see my Carowhite Mega mix that worked wonders. Also , you can try the Koji Acid route. To me, Kojic acid has helped my PIH more then HQ. Hope I helped
 
#6 ·
@dina1234

Hey, I opted out of using HQ months ago. It either was slow or made me red. Try mixing HQ products to make the percentage even stronger then it’s original percentage.
Go through the thread and you can see my Carowhite Mega mix that worked wonders. Also , you can try the Koji Acid route. To me, Kojic acid has helped my PIH more then HQ. Hope I helped
Is this normal though? I just applied glycolic acid to the spots in the hopes that it might speed things up a bit. Do you think I should use the HQ I have for another month or would it be futile? I attached a picture of the marks. These are just two but there are a few more that look like this.

Skin Brown Chin Pink Peach
 
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