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Hyperpigmentation – sometimes called age spots, sunspots or liver spots – can result from internal and external factors, such as hormone levels and UV exposure, and contributes to skin aging.
—New Atlas, 6 Sep. 2024
Dark spots caused by melasma and sun or liver spots may be more difficult to treat at home.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 17 June 2024
Simon’s interest in the physical grows more apparent too: Bodies, with their fine lines, liver spots and decreasing elasticity, measure time’s progress.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Aug. 2023
Also known as dark spots, age spots, or liver spots, hyperpigmentation is caused by an overproduction of melanin and manifests as patches that are deeper in color than your natural skin tone.
—Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 2 Aug. 2023
Hello, wrinkles, liver spots and cancers.
—Kerry Hanson, University Of California, Discover Magazine, 31 May 2017
The first is Tom in 1996, with a head of hair and a face free of liver spots.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 21 June 2021
His eyes are glistening beads under bushy eyebrows, spittle dribbles down his scraggly beard, liver spots decorate his weathered face.
—Carvell Wallace, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2020
The American Cancer Society also said that UV light can cause premature aging and signs of damage such as wrinkles, leather skin, liver spots, actinic keratosis and solar elastosis.
—Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 4 Aug. 2020
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First Known Use
1684, in the meaning defined above
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“Liver spots.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/liver%20spots. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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