ant bites

[daima]

hi a few months back when i woke up one mornin i had rashes at my leg my tummy and mu back they were big red spots and they itched alot... i thought it was some kinda allergy but it wasn i went to they doc she said it can be ant bites or bed bugs.gradualy the thing started to shrink and instead left black ugly marks which are somehow fadin with the passage of time...but not fully vanished...
then like a month ago while i was sleepin an ant bit on the back of my leg and i saw it was a brown ant. next day my whole body was covered with the same rashes doc gav me a cream to put and somethin med to eat..it healed up quickly but then the ugly marks are still there and now all over my body.. my legs back of neck ..back tummy ..butt ..everywhere plz tell me some way to get rid of these marks... plzz

[daima]

thx alot...  ill try that cream if it does help... ill contact u again

[Bhupinder Kaur, MD]

Hello,
I cannot confirm anything without examination but it sounds like post inflammatory hyperpigmentation. The treatment for post inflammatory hyperpigmentation includes various skin creams like hydroquinone, azelaic acid, corticosteroids, tretinoin cream and laser treatment. Apply hydroquinone cream on these scars and it should go away in a few days to months. If it still persists then you can go in for laser treatment, Chemical peeling or microdermabrasion.
Hope it helps. Take care and please do keep me posted on how you are doing. Warm regards.