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| Liver or Age Spots Liver spots, more accurately called age spots, actually have nothing to do with the liver, and are not an indication of liver disease known as lentigines or lentigos in medical terminology, typically appear as light to dark brown, flat patches appear individually or in clusters, and are characterized by rounded edges. The causes of age spots are • inherited tendency towards them, and/or • chronic sun exposure. These spots are benign (noncancerous) and can be removed by the dermatologist. Brown or otherwise-pigmented lesions that have uneven edges, rather than rounded ones, should be checked by the medical specialist/ dermatologist; these could be melanoma (a form of skin cancer). Though there is no way to prevent an inherited tendency towards age spots, many age spots caused by photo aging can be prevented by avoiding excessive sun exposure and using effective sunscreen. |
Liver or Age Spot