I am a 16 year old female and I have dark skin over my knees, armpits,elbows and groin etc. I looked it up on the internet and found out that I was suffering from a skin condition called Acanthosis Nigricans. I was further suggested to use tretinoin (retina-A) to treat it. What must I do?

Dr. N S S GauriAyurveda14yrs exp

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sootshekhar ras 125 mg twice a day khameera marwareed swarn mukta wala ?????? ??????? ?????? ???? ???? 10 gm twice a day saundarya lep  

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Dr. Pavan MurdeshwarCosmetic/Plastic Surgeon4yrs exp

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Hello. The darkening of the skin might be related to some endocrine disorders in the body. We usually refer them as acanthosis, which usually occurs in neck and axillary areas. Do contact an endocrinologist to gt it completely tested and the treatment to that will give you resolution from this problem. As far as the temporary skin treatment is considered you can go for few sunscreen moiturisers and the calamine lotions to improve the skin texture.  

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