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These black spots can be due to age spots or lentigenes, freckles or xeroderma pigmentosum. Sun spots or lentigines, are harmless, flat, brown discolorations of the skin which usually occur on the back of the hands, neck and face of people older than 40 years of age. They are caused by the skin being exposed to the sun over many years and are a sigh of sun damage.
I have acquired what I believe is sun spots from too much exposure and those areas are now white. Is there a product on the market that can be purchased so that the white spots will even out with the rest of my skin? I also have a lot of age spots (brown spots) on my legs and arms; which I believe is also from the sun and tanning beds. Is there also a product for this available on the market?
I get skin spots from being in the sun i don't even have to be in the sun for very long to get them. I get them on the area around my lips, my whole back and arms. Before when I was younger I didn't have many, now i have a lot and I'd like to know how to get rid of them....
Any suggestions?
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For sun pigmentation, use liberal amounts of sunscreen especially with spf greater than 30 atleast half an hour before going out in sun, avoid the sun, and wear protective clothing. The newest treatment for age spots is an alpha hydroxy acid gel or beta hydroxy acid gel. Retin-A cream, alpha hydroxyacid peels, and liquid nitrogen therapy are other options.
You can discuss these treatment options with your dermatologist.
your skin starts to develop these white spots after a skin trauma such as sun burn... it is a fungus that gets under your skin so to speak. you can get it from both normal sun exposure and from sunbeds.
the fungus needs to be treated with products such as selsun blue... the reason for this is that selsun blue is an anti dandruff shampoo(antifungal)... therefore if selsun makes ur skin burn or react badly it is too strong for skin try any antidandruff shampoos and serums.
First of all thank you very much for your answer. I don't know where those spots came from, because I don't take sun bath, and rarely stay on the sun, I ownned a Restaurant business for the las 5 years, I was the chef, so always in front of the hot burners, do you think these heat could be the cause of this? Tomorrow i will go to see the doctor again for another section of the peeling, so I will ask her if i should continue the treatment or stop and stared after summer time.
I hope you now have the message, the sun can, and will damage unprotected human skin.
Given a history of cancer it seems to me you would know to be careful. I do not know the cervical cancer means you are more prone to skin cancer, but it suggest to me you need to avoid all things that can stimulate cancer - hope you don't smoke or are in frequent company of anyone who does smoke in your presence.
You say you have an appointment with a dermatologist, right?
Hi there for the for the past two years ive had dry skin spots on my arms my arms are exposed to sun most of the time ii use moisturiser and sun screen but theu dont go they are jus lil circle spots and their white compared to my tan on arm , and ive recently been getting spots all over my stomack my stomack is never exposed to sun and i got a big dry skin patch under my left breast i was wearing a bra on a really hot day and i didnt kno it had came up and the next day the skin had rubbed off an
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Sun spots, or solar lentigines, are hyperpigmented, single or multiple brown spots located on areas of the skin that have been exposed to the sun.
Often referred to as liver spots or age spots, solar lentigines may appear after treatment with ultraviolet light (PUVA) or after using tanning booths. They may appear at any age, usually on the hands and face. People with light skin are particularly susceptible.
I played in dune for about 2 hours and was never out in sun there... I even tried exposing my skin to sun but, it worsened the condition on my chest and neck, they are way more darker than before... I have attached the picture of my chest and neck, they look ok but, the spots are killing... Please suggest/advice, its upsetting and I am loosing confidence.
I've noticed that when I am out in the sun for prolonged periods of time brown spots form on my face. Over time they get darker/larger and turn into birthmarks. How can I prevent these from forming, and if I used a low SPF sunblock to prevent these, would I still be able to be out in the sun a lot without the formation of these spots. I am 17 by the way.
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These sound like sun spots or lentigenes. Sun spots or lentigines, are harmless, flat, brown discolorations of the skin which usually occur on the back of the hands, neck and face of people older than 40 years of age. They are caused by the skin being exposed to the sun over many years and are a sigh of sun damage. The only way to prevent age spots is to use liberal amounts of sunscreen before the age of forty, avoid the sun, and wear protective clothing.
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These can be due to hyperpigmentation skin which can be due to hormones. Sun spots or lentigines, are harmless, flat, brown discolorations of the skin which usually occur on the back of the hands, neck and face of people older than 40 years of age. They are caused by the skin being exposed to the sun over many years and are a sigh of sun damage.
Also that any time I get nervous, stressed or sweaty, pretty much anytime my blood starts pumping faster it begins to itch like crazy. Also all these spots seem to be raised up slightly above the skin and the turn red around the edges when I get hot. I have been told heat rash before, but i thought it was localized to persistently sweaty areas and that it goes away anywhere from like 4-48 hours.
Freckles, age spots, and other darkened skin patches can become darker or more pronounced when skin is exposed to the sun. Age spots are a common form of hyperpigmentation that occur due to sun damage. These small, darkened patches are usually found on the hands and face or other areas frequently exposed to the sun. On the other hand, melasma spots are similar in appearance to age spots but are larger areas of darkened skin that appear most often as a result of hormonal changes.
Hello,
Such brown splotches can be due to hyperpigmentation of the skin or sun spots or lentigenes. Sun spots or lentigines, are harmless, flat, brown discolorations of the skin which usually occur in people older than 40 years of age. They are caused by the skin being exposed to the sun over many years and are a sigh of sun damage. The only way to prevent age spots is to use liberal amounts of sunscreen before the age of forty, avoid the sun, and wear protective clothing.
That picture is really low resolution and it's going to be hard for any doctor to diagnose you with that. To try to answer your question, it's probably not cancerous. From the picture you provided it looks more like sun spots than melanoma. Melanomas look more like dark, splotchy moles. They have a very distinctive appearance. Sun spots are basically just hyperpigmentation due to excessive sunlight.
Hello,
Age spots or lentigines, are harmless, flat, brown discolorations of the skin which usually occur on the back of the hands, neck and face of people older than 40 years of age. They are caused by the skin being exposed to the sun over many years and are a sigh of sun damage.
The only way to prevent age spots is to use liberal amounts of sunscreen before the age of forty, avoid the sun, and wear protective clothing.
Hello,
It could be a freckle, mole or solar lentigene. Sun spots or lentigines, are harmless, flat, brown discolorations of the skin which usually occur on the back of the hands, neck and face of people and are caused by the skin being exposed to the sun. The only way to prevent age spots is to use liberal amounts of sunscreen before the age of forty, avoid the sun, and wear protective clothing. The newest treatment for age spots is an alpha hydroxy acid gel or beta hydroxy acid gel.
Recently, I've developed dark spots on my chest, torso, bikini area and on my left buttocks. I've been exposed to the sun alot recently as well and only noticed these spots after a holiday where I went to alot of outdoor activities. I'm not sure if it's something harmful as they don't itch or turn red or anything, they just popped up and I didn't notice they were spreading until recently.
Any suggestions on what it could be? I'll post some pictures.
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