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Does your skin darken as we get older or just looks that way due to freckles?

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May: Sun exposure over time will have an effect of causing born discoloration as well as formation of redness from dilated blood vessels. This is treatable with laser or lipl.

Answered 7/20/2012

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Does your skin darken as we get older or just looks that way due to freckles?

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