Forearm skin turns black

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Asked for Male, 29 Years

I have a concern with the color of my forearm which actually turn black due to tan and sun exposure for long time from the past few years , i usually wear half sleeve shirts but even after wearing full sleeve shirts and applying sunscreen i am unable to recover the actual color, some one please suggest solution thanks.

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Dr. Hithysh BM General Physician 5 yrs exp Bangalore · Accepted Answer

Dr. Hithysh BM

General Physician 5 yrs exp Bangalore

hello der u should use sunscreen having spf more than 50 ....it will take some more time for the new skin to generate kindly consult dermatologist for future evaluation and treatment.

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