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Liver spots
Liver spots are black or brown spots on the skin that occur with aging and sun exposure. Despite their name, they are unrelated to problems with the liver.
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What are liver spots?
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Do blacks get liver spots?
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A 33-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: Liver spots?
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A 33-year old female asked:
Good day ... what do i do cure the liver spots on my body?
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A 44-year old asked:
What can cause faint "liver spots"?
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A 50-year old asked:
Are there long-term effects of liver spots?
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A 30-year old asked:
Sudden outbreak of liver spots, what's wrong?
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A 29-year old asked:
Could I be getting liver spots on my foreskin?
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A 28-year old asked:
Is it bad luck or bad genes that made me develop liver spots?
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A 39-year old asked:
Why do old people get bigger liver spots and young people just have freckles?
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A 44-year old asked:
Please tell me if there is any connection between liver spots and liver disease?
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A 35-year old asked:
What can I do to get rid of my liver spots that are getting more noticeable?
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A 67-year old female asked:
Can a liver met from mcrc be ablated which is 6.1 7cm and three other liver spots .
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A 52-year old male asked:
Do liver spots on my face mean that my liver is not working promptly? If so, what functions of liver are not working promptly?
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A 21-year old asked:
What are these spots under my boobs that look like a cluster of liver spots. They dint itch and don't have a texture. Just in this area. What and why?
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A 24-year old asked:
My mother has liver spots. Should I be worried for what this means?
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A 31-year old asked:
How can you get rid of liver spots (aka age spots) on your face?
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A 35-year old male asked:
What is it if you get spots on your legs that look like liver spots but they're black?
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A female asked:
Is there over the counter medicine that can get rid of the liver spots in my face?
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A 37-year old female asked:
Is liver spots on the soles of feet a signal of a health condition. I have a lot and no sun exposure to my feet?
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A 48-year old asked:
Why do I have liver spots and dark circles under my eyes even though i'm only 18 years old?
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A 35-year old female asked:
What are liver spots? I have 5 pin head size dots on my chest/tummy and some on my back. Someone said could just be liver spots
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A 27-year old male asked about a 52-year old female:
Lightening effect at age liver spots with hydroquinone after 2 mths.What happens if i stop it?Melanin production normalise with hyperpigmentation?
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A 63-year old female asked:
The past few months, I've been frequently experiencing swollen feet & ankles. No pain, just discomfort, sometimes itchy & bad rash (like liver spots)
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A 33-year old asked:
Ugly liver sun spots. Please tell me how to get rid of spots fast?
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A 33-year old female asked:
Survival rate of using chemoembolization 4 advaned metastatic liver? We took chemo for 2.5 yrs..Spread 2 whole liver & 2 spots in lungs?65 yrs old
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A 44-year old female asked:
My mother has stage IV colon cancer that has mestitized to the liver. She has 15 tumors in liver with spots in her lungs and lymph nodes. Prognosis?
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A 40-year old asked:
What can spots liver mean on ultrasound?
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Dark spots on liver were found during ultrasound. What does this mean?
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A 36-year old asked:
I was wondering are spots on liver ultrasound cancer?
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