Friday, January 29, 2010

Creams Offering Lighter Skin May Bring Risks

Creams Offering Lighter Skin May Bring Risks
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/16/health/16skin.html

"After months of twice-a-day applications, her skin was not only fairer, it had become so thin that a touch would bruise her face. Her capillaries became visible, and she developed stubborn acne. A doctor told her that all three were side effects of prescription-strength steroids in some of the creams, which she had bought over the counter in beauty supply stores."

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