Concentrated areas of pigment on the skin, commonly on the hands, face, and back. Causes may include heredity and sun damage.
(also known as liver or brown spots) - concentrations of melanin trig gered by unprotected exposure to the sun over a long period of time.
A skin disorder seen with aging (or sun exposure) where there are flat patches of increased pigmentation on the skin.
The brown or tan spots that appear on exposed areas of the skin can be caused by years of sun exposure. These spots which resemble freckles but are larger, range in size from a half of a centimeter to over two centimeters. Applying high SPF sunblock (SPF 15 or higher) whenever outdoors can minimize future age spots.
Also called liver spots, lentigo simplex and senile lentigines, these flat, gray, brown or black spots affect more than 90 percent of fair-skinned people after age 50. They range from freckle-size to a few inches across. They're most common on your face and the backs of your hands - areas most exposed to the sun. They may darken with sun exposure. True age spots never become cancerous and don't need treatment. However, they can look like cancerous growths. For cosmetic reasons they can be lightened with skin-bleaching products or removed. You can help prevent new spots by avoiding the sun and using sunscreen.
Also known as sunspots or solar 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 exposing the skin to the sun over many years and are a sign of sun damage.
Brown spots found on the skin that are visible evidence of accumulated long-term sun damage, known to dermatologists as "lentigines." Also called "liver spots".
the layman's term for lentigos or seborrheic keratoses, benign brown growths on the skin that commonly appear with age.
Small flat pigmented spots that are most often seen on areas of the body that have been exposed to the sun over a period of years. Age spots usually occur after the age of 40.
A darkly pigmented (colored) area on the skin that occurs with age.
Also called "liver spots", these are flat, brown areas usually found on the face, hands, back and feet. They vary in size from 1/8 of an inch to several inches (0.3cm to several cm) and are associated with aging, but long-term sun exposure is also a major cause.