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Suggest Treatment For Brown Spots On The Arms And Legs

I have small brown spots primarily on my arms and legs. My father has the same thing- but him being in his 70 s & never moisturizing has made his so horrible looking. I ve asked several dermatologists about them and they told me they aren t an issue & to moisturize. Now in my late 30 s they are becoming worse- is there anything else I could be doing?
Wed, 12 Nov 2014
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Hello,
You might be suffering from plane warts.
These are viral infection caused by HPV virus.
Treatment is by local application of keratolytics like salicylic acid.
If you dont get relief with these, radiofrequency ablator can be used to destroy the virus affected skin.
Maintain personal hygiene, wash your feet twice daily with soap and water.
Please meet a dermatologist for exact diagnosis.
Let me know if you have any other doubt.
you can ask a direct question to me on this forum, following the below link.
http://www.healthcaremagic.com/doctors/dr-rahul-kumar/64818
Wishing you a good health.
Thank you
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Suggest Treatment For Brown Spots On The Arms And Legs

Hello, You might be suffering from plane warts. These are viral infection caused by HPV virus. Treatment is by local application of keratolytics like salicylic acid. If you dont get relief with these, radiofrequency ablator can be used to destroy the virus affected skin. Maintain personal hygiene, wash your feet twice daily with soap and water. Please meet a dermatologist for exact diagnosis. Let me know if you have any other doubt. you can ask a direct question to me on this forum, following the below link. http://www.healthcaremagic.com/doctors/dr-rahul-kumar/64818 Wishing you a good health. Thank you