Sunburn Flashcards

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Q

Freckles and lentigines (sun spots)

A

Reassure patient

Use a sunscreen

Otherwise, rather than use ‘fade cream’,

  • use fresh lemon juice:
  • squeeze lemon juice (½ lemon) into small bowl and
  • apply the juice with a cotton ball to the spots daily;
  • continue for 8 wks

Apply tretinoin 0.05% cream daily at night, if necessary

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