Overcleaned Hands Look Plastic

Overcleaned Hands Look Plastic in Adobe Photoshop — with a ready prompt for the moment it comes up. 1 real situation leads here.

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Lifestyle hero needs the model's hands cleaned for the catalog but overdoing it makes them look plastic to brand.

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We have lifestyle shots of a model holding the prototype and the hands show scuffs and uneven skin…
We have lifestyle shots of a model holding the prototype and the hands show scuffs and uneven skin tones but must stay natural. Tell me how to balance cleaning with preserving skin texture: which retouch steps will remove obvious blemishes while keeping pores and knuckle shading, and where do I draw the line so brand won't call it over-retouched?

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