While the condition may resolve on its own, topicalskin-lightening creams, andchemical peelsare among the treatment options.
If you have a dark line across your nose, allergies are likely to blame.
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What Causes a Line Across the Nose?
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These darker lines, about 13 millimeters (mm) in length, are horizontal.
Over the long term, this repeated agitation of the skin causes allergic creases to form.
Treatment
In many cases, allergic creases fade and resolve on their own as allergy symptoms subside.
However, in severe or intractable cases, treatment options can correct the issue.
More than just telling yourself to stop, it means managing your allergies and working to prevent attacks.
attempt to be gentle and wipe instead of digging or pushing.
This should help ease the amount of strain you put on the skin.
Allergens are commonly found in:
Avoiding your allergens, of course, means recognizing what they are.
Strategies to steer clear of them depend on whats causing symptoms.
Prevention strategies include avoiding allergens and treating the allergy symptoms at the root of the problem.
Dermatologists call this a transverse nasal or allergic crease.
In medical literature, it may be referred to as an allergic crest or allergic salute.
It may or may not.
If an allergic crease occurs in a toddler or infant, it can resolve naturally over several months.
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