Question 1

how to get rid of liver spots on my arms?

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Solar Lentigos: Treatments your provider may prescribe
if solar lentigines are cosmetically bothersome, your physician may:
freeze the area lightly with liquid nitrogen.
Prescribe a bleaching cream (hydroquinone), but this may or may not be successful.
Laser treatment is very effective. Retin a (tretinoin) can be used but it can take a very long time.

Question 2

what can cause faint "liver spots"?

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Sun exposed skin: Liver spots are flat usually brown spots that appear on the skin in areas of the body that are exposed to  the sun.  They have nothing to do with the liver or liver function.

Question 3

is there a way to tell whether the small red/circles on your face caused by alcohol are liver spots or just a zit?

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Dermatologist: The dermatologist would be best to check your lesions. Facial change from alcohol is in the form of a flush cheek and nose, small spider like blood vessels may appear as we,, 
Liver spots are often form sun exposure they are present and should be checked. Often round brown flat areas with smoothed edges. Zits will come and go but still se a derm if worried

Question 4

what is the cream used for liver spots?

Accepted Answer

Most bleach creams..: ...Have hydroquinone as the active ingredient. Remember, though, that it is also important to apply a good broad-spectrum sunscreen lotion every day, or the liver spots will come right back.

Question 5

about these brown liver spots on my hands and face from illness?

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Liver spots: Liver spots are the result of the skin's defence mechanism against over-exposure to the sun. When a person has been in the sun for a long period, unprotected, the pigments pool to some spots to protect the skin, thus leaving an uneven brown patch. Liver spots are not associated with the liver.

Question 6

how can you get rid of liver spots (aka age spots) on your face?

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Chemical peel: You can get the dermatologist to do a chemical peel or laser resurfacing.

Question 7

my mother has liver spots. should i be worried for what this means?

Accepted Answer

No.: Liver spots (lentigines) are a localized darkening of the skin in response to sun exposure.  They are no problem in and of themselves, and can be treated with liquid nitrogen in a dermatologist's office. But your mother needs to start applying a good sunscreen lotion every day, rain or shine, to avoid getting more of them.

Question 8

what is it if you get spots on your legs that look like liver spots but they're black?

Accepted Answer

See Dermatologist: Liver spots are flat, brown-black spots that appear on the skin in sun-exposed areas of the body. They have nothing to do with the liver. The spots are changes in skin color that occur in older skin. The increased color may be due to aging, exposure to the sun or other ultraviolet light, or other unknown causes. A dermatologist can check to see if "dark" spots are still just liver spots.

Question 9

when a spot shows up on your liver on mri when does or doesnt a dr order a biopsy. can they tell its fatty liver spots right off mri?

Accepted Answer

Maybe.: If your MRI was peformed with certain particular sequences, they should be able to diagnose fatty liver.  If not, they can do a tailored MRI for that purpose.

Question 10

what are liver spots?

Accepted Answer

Skin pigmentation: "liver spots' also called age spots are solar lentigenes, i.E, uv induced skin pigmentation.  These are harmless, other than being a cosmetic issue.  The spots are not due to liver disease.  For more information consult the following website:
http://www.Mayoclinic.Com/health/age-spots/ds00912.

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