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Dermabrasion of the face for multiple conditions requiring reconstructive surgery continues to be a valuable procedure. An important complication of the procedure, however, in the form of hyperpigmentation, led to a search for the cause. When normal anatomic studies failed to indicate a valid reason for this complication in a female patient, further search revealed a biochemical reason—diazepam (Valium). Treatment with a bleaching agent, hydroquinone ointment, reversed the hyperpigmentation and led to a permanent satisfactory result.
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Ferreira, J.A. The role of diazepam in skin hyperpigmentation. Aesth. Plast. Surg. 4, 343–348 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01575237
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