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writes:I would appreciate it if any specialists or dermatologists can help with this one. I am really desperate. Please help. I am an attractive young girl aged 31, and up until 3 years ago I had perfect, flawless skin. Now, over the last year I developed these ugly brown spots on my forhead that looks like liver spots. I have spent so much money on doctors and derms and they tell me it;s hormonal or they say it could be anything. What the hell???At this age should I be getting these things on my face? Not even the foundation covers it and I start to look pasty with too much make-up. This might not seem like a major problem but it's affecting me to the point where I'd rather not go out, socially, anymore.Please someone, what can I do. And by the way, the solution of lemon juice and honey, according to specialists won't help as this is HORMONAL.WHAT CAN I DO, PLEASE????
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reader, anonymous, writes (11 September 2008): Well I had a same problem as you do. I started getting brown spots at age 28 and my pregnancy made it worst. The brown spots are more noticeable in the summer months. In order to control my brown spots I use Pronutrex Vitamin C serum 2-3 times a week. My skin is normal to dry and I moisturize really well with Pronutrex Moisture Plus Collagen Elastin Cream after using Pronutex Vitamin C serum.
Also through the day I use foundation with SPF 20 protection and I try stay out of the sun most of the time.
My brown spots improved more than 60 percent. People say that I look better than 5 years ago. So I am happy again :).
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reader, Danielepew  +, writes (24 August 2008):
 Many people blame stress for everything, and that sometimes obscures the truth that stress DOES have a terrible effect on a number of real diseases. This can be your case, indeed.
If Retin A removed the spots, why don't you just keep using it? Does it have any side effects?
The fact that you use sunblocks can be good and bad, at the same time. It's good because it protects your skin. But, it also keeps your skin from tanning (I assume you have very good sunlight in Tonga), which makes the contrast with the spots all the more noticeable. If your skin is working well, and I'm sure it is, then perhaps you could stop using the sunblock?
This problem does seem to have something to do with your changing contraceptives. I understand many women do get these spots in their faces when they use birth control.
I do understand that the spots have an effect on you, so I know why they make you nervous and unhappy. Try to focus on other issues, and use the retin A. That's what I would do, at least.
Hope this helps.
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reader, Danielepew +, writes (24 August 2008):
They might indeed be liver spots, and, if they are, Irish 49's advice is as sound as always. I found this in Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liver_spot
In that article, they point out that, if the spots are too bad, they can be removed with cryotherapy. But it seems you have consulted dermatologists already. Maybe you would need to go to a better one?
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reader, belladonna123 +, writes (24 August 2008):
belladonna123 is verified as being by the original poster of the questionHello Irish. Thanks for answering but let me give more info. No, I don't tan,(I have done it only a few times in the past but not enought to cause damage, in fact, I wear sunblock 365 days of the year since the marks started. I eat healthy, don't smoke, drink occasionally and I wear good make but also very little of it. Not sure if it has anything to with changing my contraception about a year ago, cos the marks on my forehead got worse roundabout that time. Also I do stress alot so not sure if it can be stress related.My husband took me to a very good dermatologist about 6 months ago. He said it's hormonal but it could be a number of things.He gave me cream which contained retin A which took the marks away within 2 weeks but they came back immediately (in the same places!), when the cream was done.So there, I really don't know what else to do and it depresses me.
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reader, anonymous, writes (24 August 2008): I got brown spots on my forehead when I was around 13...It lasted for a good 2 years maybe and then it just went away by itself. Doctors had no idea what it was.
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reader, anonymous, writes (24 August 2008): I am not a medical person but I have seen this happen to a friend of mine, in her early 40's. She was an avid 'tanner'...loved to brown up in the summer, and visit the tanning parlors in the winter months. Do you tan or spend a lot of time in the sun? I did a google search and I found this quote about UV rays:
"Ultraviolet (UV) light accelerates the production of melanin. Melanin is the dark pigment in the epidermis that gives your skin its normal color. The extra melanin — produced to protect the deeper layers of your skin — creates the darker color of a tan. Age spots develop when the extra melanin becomes "clumped" or is produced in higher concentrations than normal. Most often, it takes years of sun exposure for these dark spots to occur-they typically develop very slowly over time. Using commercial tanning lamps and tanning beds can eventually result in the same changes."
I know my friend developed her spots over a 4 year period. And she is 40ish, so perhaps, just natural aging was occurring, as well. She isn't too bothered with her spots, but she has quit tanning. The spots are still there but they seem to have faded, over time. Sorry if I'm not much help, but I just wanted you to know that if you do tan, that could be a contributing factor.
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