You'll usually find age spots on your hands, shoulders, arms, tops of your feet and upper back These are the areas of your body that see the sun the most Though age spots vary in size, you'll usually see the following characteristics when identifying an age spot, according to Mayo Clinic Flat and oval areas of skin discoloration; How to Identify Age Spots If you're 50 or older, you're likely to notice new age spots developing on your hands, face, and other areas of your skin that have received the most sun exposure "Solar lentigines" is the medical term for these areas of skin discoloration that are commonly called "age spots" or "liver spots" Age spots are the result of an excess production of melanin, or skin pigment Doctors don't always know why age spots develop Skin aging, sun
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