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I hve very dark underarms.my skin is sensitive type. Please suggest treatment for this? Can underarms be whitened within a wrek?
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Dark underarms are as a result of weight gain(acanthosis nigricans), friction caused by tight fitting clothes, use of depilatory creams for hair removal or secondary to some fungal infections.
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you may need antipigmentation creams and some sessions of beta hydroxy peels done every month to reduce pigmentation. For this you need to visit a dermatologist's clinic
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