• What are lentigines?

I'm 40, and I just started developing some dark, blotchy spots on my shoulder. My doctor said it might be lentigines. What are these?

4 Answers

  • Dermatologist
  • Inwood, NY

Lentigines refer to freckles.

  • Dermatologist
  • Troy, MI

These are signs of sun damage or sun freckles. Unlike normal ephilides or freckles solar lentigines tend to stay year round

  • Dermatologist
  • Woodmere, New York

These are also known as sun spots. Generally, they occur after many years of sun exposure and sunburns.

Suzanne Sirota Rozenberg, DO, FAOCD, FAAD

  • Dermatologist
  • Stavanger, Norway

Believe your doctor. Otherwise check it out with a dermatologist.

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