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A 70-year-old female asked:

At 65 leisons have started to appear on my face. sometimes they disappear, but not always. they are like very flat warts, scab like. for 5 years?

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Dr. Robert Peppercornanswered

Dermatology 45 years experience

Face spots: Actinic keratosis are pre-skin cancers that need treatment. Seborrheic keratosis are brownish rough areas that are genetic and do not become skin cancer.

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