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Do you freckle more if you were sunburned in the past?
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Freckles after sun: You dio not necessarily "freckle" more if you have had a sunburn in the past. Cumulative sun exposure, including sunburns as well as your baseline complexion/ethnicity, influences the amount of sun damage (age/brown spots) evident in your skin.
Answered 3/23/2013
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