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I got these sun freckles on my forehead a few months ago. do these eventually go away? they look like little freckles but from the sun. ever since then ive been going quite heavy on the sunblock?
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Those are called solar lentigines (sun spots). They will not fade or go away.
Answered 6/26/2022
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