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Is this an age spot ?

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Lifesforloving1 · 28/05/2023 18:27

Just wondering people views … does this look like an age spot to you ?

Is this an age spot ?
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Storynanny1 · 28/05/2023 19:02

I’ve got an almost identical mark on my lower arm. I did have it looked at a few years ago and the doctor dismissed it as nothing sinister. But you should always get marks looked at though.

Storynanny1 · 28/05/2023 19:08

Forgot the photo!

Is this an age spot ?
Fifthtimelucky · 28/05/2023 19:41

Harder to tell with the second one as the photo is a bit blurry, but it looks like an age spot to me.

The OP's looks a bit different though. At the risk of worrying you I'd suggest you put your mind at rest and get a GP to look at it. It looks a bit like a basal cell carcinoma I had removed several years ago - though if I remember rightly mine was a bit redder. Also, the rest of your skin doesn't look old so it seems unlikely to be an age spot.

lljkk · 28/05/2023 19:59

looks much like a little mark I now have on my hand, which only appeared in last ... 5 years? ... & I take to be an age spot, too

Owlglasses · 28/05/2023 20:33

Looks like an age spot to me. If you get it checked out you can really put your mind at rest.

Crikeyalmightey · 28/05/2023 20:58

Looks like sun damage to me.

Barefootinthecarpark · 28/05/2023 21:21

It looks absolutely nothing like the Basel Cell Carcinoma that I had removed five years ago. It looks just like the many sun spots my dermatologist tells me I have. Show a pharmacist if you feel the need.

Barefootinthecarpark · 28/05/2023 21:22

I mean age spot

MucozadeOnLucozade · 28/05/2023 21:26

I had some on my face and used syclicic (?) Acid and they disappeared.

Lifesforloving1 · 29/05/2023 10:29

Thanks everyone x

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