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Authors: Vanessa Ngan, Staff Writer, 2005; Updated: Dr Ian Coulson, Consultant Dermatologist, East Lancashire NHS Trust, Lancashire, UK.
Copy edited by Gus Mitchell. September 2021.
IntroductionDemographicsContraindicationsMore informationBenefitsDisadvantagesSide effects and risks
What is hydroquinone?
Hydroquinone is a skin-lightening agent used topically for the treatment of hyperpigmentation.
Who uses hydroquinone?
Hydroquinone is most commonly used in bleaching creams by patients aged 13 years and over with a dark skin type.
It can be used, often in combination with other medications, to treat:
Hydroquinone may also be used as a pretreatment before fractional laser therapy or chemical peels.
Skin conditions that may be treated with hydroquinone
Hyperpigmentation due to acne
Poikiloderma of Civatte
Pseudofolliculitis barbae
What are the contraindications with hydroquinone?
Hydroquinone should not be used by individuals allergic to hydroquinone or any of the excipi
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