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Sun spots and age spots

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    • August 9, 2015 at 3:17 pm
    tsykes1
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      Needing some advise on how to tell if sun spots or age spots aren't a new melanoma.  

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        • August 9, 2015 at 4:42 pm
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          I would only trust dermoscopy, not the naked eye. My last melanoma (number three of three) was first mistaken for age-related changes – it was a faint wash of brown shading with a dark freckle on top. Due to time constraints, my doc first biopsied just the dark freckle, which came back dysplastic but with a recommendation of proper excision as it was clear it was not a complete biopsy. The final 2mm excision of the very faint brown patch came back as stage 1 melanoma, Breslow 0.15mm. It looked for all the world like an age spot – very faint brown, not dark at all.

            • August 9, 2015 at 5:32 pm
            tsykes1
            Participant

              Thanks I will call , it has no dark spots and keep an eye on it.  

              • August 9, 2015 at 5:32 pm
              tsykes1
              Participant

                Thanks I will call , it has no dark spots and keep an eye on it.  

                • August 9, 2015 at 5:32 pm
                tsykes1
                Participant

                  Thanks I will call , it has no dark spots and keep an eye on it.  

                • August 9, 2015 at 4:42 pm
                stars
                Participant

                  I would only trust dermoscopy, not the naked eye. My last melanoma (number three of three) was first mistaken for age-related changes – it was a faint wash of brown shading with a dark freckle on top. Due to time constraints, my doc first biopsied just the dark freckle, which came back dysplastic but with a recommendation of proper excision as it was clear it was not a complete biopsy. The final 2mm excision of the very faint brown patch came back as stage 1 melanoma, Breslow 0.15mm. It looked for all the world like an age spot – very faint brown, not dark at all.

                  • August 9, 2015 at 4:42 pm
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                    I would only trust dermoscopy, not the naked eye. My last melanoma (number three of three) was first mistaken for age-related changes – it was a faint wash of brown shading with a dark freckle on top. Due to time constraints, my doc first biopsied just the dark freckle, which came back dysplastic but with a recommendation of proper excision as it was clear it was not a complete biopsy. The final 2mm excision of the very faint brown patch came back as stage 1 melanoma, Breslow 0.15mm. It looked for all the world like an age spot – very faint brown, not dark at all.

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