A member asked:

Hello. years ago i was sunburned on my chest. i took care of it and it got better. now, years later, i noticed that i have a couple of brown spots.

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Dr. Patrick Mckenna answered

Specializes in Preventive Medicine

Have evaluated: New spots like this shoudl be evaluated by a medical provider in-person. Any severe sunburn can certainly initiate cellular damage that can progress to skin cancer, but most skin cancers are very treatable when they are caught early.

Answered 9/15/2015

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