Do you have age spots as well? As you’re getting older, your appearance starts to change. You get wrinkles, gravity starts to take its toll on certain parts of your body, and dark spots appear on your skin. Those spots are called age spots, or liver spots. They can appear on your face, on your legs, arms, shoulders, hands: anywhere on your body, really. Hyperpigmentation This is common affliction in which an overproduction of melanin (a natural pigment inside the skin) causes dark spots and an uneven complexion. The spots aren’t dangerous, although it is important to keep an eye on them. Consult your GP when: Some spots are getting darker than others A dark circle appears around one (or more) of the spots They keep growing or start to get a reddish color What causes age spots? Age spots typically happen due to an excess production of melanin, or skin pigment. Experts don’t know exactly why age spots develop, but some people do have a hereditary predisposition to them. In other words...
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