What Causes Blotchy Looking Skin On Neck?

Posted on Tue, 11 Nov 2014

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Tue, 11 Nov 2014 Answered on

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Question : Hi, I am a 58 year old woman. What would cause the skin on the sides of my neck to be blotchy looking? This only developed in the last couple of years, and after menopause. It is not raised, painful, or itchy, and it is not a rash.

Answered by Dr. Sanjay Kumar Kanodia (5 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Kindly send details & good resolution pictures.

Detailed Answer:
Hello,

Welcome and thanks for posting your query to the forum.

I can understand your concern for blotchy appearance of sides of neck skin.

In view to help you best I humbly request you to kindly send me few good resolution pictures of the affected area especially focusing the blotchy part.

For that you have a feature on the right of the page to upload the pictures. Kindly send good resolution pictures which can be magnified better and close analysis. OR Otherwise you can send at:

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with "attention:Dr Sanjay Kumar Kanodia"

Do let me now your present weight and height or if you arr over weight. Any medications or illness or any family history of obesity or diabetes or hypertension (high blood pressure)

Hope to hear soon form your side.

With regards,

Dr Sanjay Kumar Kanodia
MD- Dermatology

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar