What Causes Small Brownish Colored Spot That Is Peeling Off From Skin?

Posted on Sun, 11 Jan 2015

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Question : I have this small brownish color spot (looks like an age spot) circular in shape that once in a while I can peel it off, but a few weeks later it comes back.???

Answered by Dr. Dr. Kakkar (45 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
I suggest the possibility of seporrheic keratosis

Detailed Answer:
Hello

Thank you for writing to us at healthcaremagic
I suggest the possibility of seporrheic keratosis
or
stucco keratosis.
Peeling it off wont remove it completely from the base, thereby, the recurrence. The most common method of removal is CO2 laser or cautry.

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