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I have dark patches on my face?

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Dr. Vicki Levine answered

Specializes in Dermatology

May be normal: It can be normal for dark skin patients to have irregular discoloration of their skin. It is also possible you have melasma which is caused by the sun plus the hormones in your body. This is usually treated with bleaching creams and sun screens.

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Answered 9/28/2016

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