A member asked:

Today i found a brown patch on my face that i hadnt noticed before. i thought it was just something on my skin so i scratched it. it came off along with the top layer of my skin. i saw a derm for a checkup this year. what could this be?

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Dr. Stuart Hickerson answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Keratosis: Most likely a brown lesion that you describe would be a seborrheic keratosis. They are common and are the product of skin oil and skin cells.

Answered 11/17/2019

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