lisa, you might want to try regular ole skin lightening creams, like Porcelana. they are in the beauty products isle. the are mainly for lightening age spots, freckles and the brown patches women get get called Melasma. it contains Hydroquinone. usually just 2%.

i had used a product that was 3% after getting a some freckles across my nose and cheek bones. i thought i had used sunsceen...oops. it was called Nadinola. i got it at WalMart. about $5 for the jar.

the Mederma is very expensive. my daughter tried it about a year ago hoping to reduce a scar from surgery. well, nore like trying ot get rid of the last of the red of her hememgeoma. didn't work. i should have called and asked plastic surgeon.