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I have very dry skin on my legs and hands and it has become like scaly patches which looks like an old women
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U r suffering from xerosis. Medicine available for good improvement...... Do direct online consultation  by sending photos, otherwise meet me at my clinic, for accurate diagnosis and treatment
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