Re: Skin Lightening Treatments/Hydroquinone

[Guest guest]

This is a copy of a message which mschmidt(michele) wrote to the

group. Sorry, but I think it got misdirected.

Thanks,

Matija

Thanks very much your for response. What do you mean

by " cannot go out in the sun at all or you will be

worse than you started " I always wear

sunscreen--every day, all seasons, have for years.

What is the alternative products you spoke about that

don't contain this? Could you share more info with

us?

Is hydroquinone a suspected cardinogen? Marjorie are

you familiar this?

I think I may have used this type of product about 10

years ago--I had the " mask of pregnancy " look, (looked

like dirt on my upper cheeks). I used a lightening

type RX (don't remember name). Did I do serious

damage then? It looked OK after the

treatment.....maybe I damaged the layers and opened

myself to spiders and rosacea....? But I've had thin

skin and spiders since my mid twenties--was told it

possibly due to: the pill, heredity, sun damage.

Since then, I've used sunscreen.

Always confused.....lately - Michele

[Guest guest]

> Thanks very much your for response. What do you mean

> by " cannot go out in the sun at all or you will be

> worse than you started " I always wear

> sunscreen--every day, all seasons, have for years.

> What is the alternative products you spoke about that

> don't contain this? Could you share more info with

> us?

>

> Is hydroquinone a suspected cardinogen? Marjorie are

> you familiar this?

Michele, I don't see anything about inducing cancer in the DrugDex

reference. No serious precautions, only to limit use to relatively

small areas of the body at any one time, to avoid eyes or on open

wounds, and to discontinue immediately if irritation develops.

The concerns are regarding unpredictable skin sensitization in some

patients, and the reversal of bleaching with subsequent exposure to

UV light. Apparently, sun exposure will cause repigmentation,

essentially defeating the effects of the drug, which are reported to

be quite effective, but easily undermined by the sun.

You're OK, Michele.

Marjorie

Marjorie Lazoff, MD

[Guest guest]

> Thanks very much your for response. What do you mean

> by " cannot go out in the sun at all or you will be

> worse than you started " I always wear

> sunscreen--every day, all seasons, have for years.

> What is the alternative products you spoke about that

> don't contain this? Could you share more info with

> us?

>

> Is hydroquinone a suspected cardinogen? Marjorie are

> you familiar this?

Michele, I don't see anything about inducing cancer in the DrugDex

reference. No serious precautions, only to limit use to relatively

small areas of the body at any one time, to avoid eyes or on open

wounds, and to discontinue immediately if irritation develops.

The concerns are regarding unpredictable skin sensitization in some

patients, and the reversal of bleaching with subsequent exposure to

UV light. Apparently, sun exposure will cause repigmentation,

essentially defeating the effects of the drug, which are reported to

be quite effective, but easily undermined by the sun.

You're OK, Michele.

Marjorie

Marjorie Lazoff, MD

[Guest guest]

> Thanks very much your for response. What do you mean

> by " cannot go out in the sun at all or you will be

> worse than you started " I always wear

> sunscreen--every day, all seasons, have for years.

> What is the alternative products you spoke about that

> don't contain this? Could you share more info with

> us?

>

> Is hydroquinone a suspected cardinogen? Marjorie are

> you familiar this?

Michele, I don't see anything about inducing cancer in the DrugDex

reference. No serious precautions, only to limit use to relatively

small areas of the body at any one time, to avoid eyes or on open

wounds, and to discontinue immediately if irritation develops.

The concerns are regarding unpredictable skin sensitization in some

patients, and the reversal of bleaching with subsequent exposure to

UV light. Apparently, sun exposure will cause repigmentation,

essentially defeating the effects of the drug, which are reported to

be quite effective, but easily undermined by the sun.

You're OK, Michele.

Marjorie

Marjorie Lazoff, MD