what does it mean when you have light spots on your face?
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Facial vitiligo can occur on the skin, lips, and also the inside your mouth. It occurs when some of your skin cells stop producing melanin. Melanin gives your skin its color. A lack of melanin results in white or light patches on the skin's surface.
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If you have tiny red, purple, or brown spots on your skin, they could be petechiae. They're not a disease, but a symptom. A number of things can cause them, from a severe coughing fit to an infection. Often, petechiae are nothing to worry about.
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Fordyce spots happen when sebaceous glands, which moisturize your skin and are usually covered by your outer layer of skin, become enlarged and appear as tiny white spots. These spots are harmless. They can appear almost anywhere on your body, including your scrotum and penis.
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Small red spots (petechiae) As well as medium-to-large bruises, you might notice “rashes” appearing on your skin. Small, pinhead-sized red spots on the skin (called “petechiae”) may be a sign of leukaemia. These small red spots are actually very small bruises that cluster so that they look like a rash.
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What causes Milia? White spots under the eyes are caused when there is a build up of dead skin cells or keratin. Keratin is a protein that makes up your skin, hair and nails and can also be found in your organs and glands. This can get trapped under the surface of the skin forming a raised 'pinhead' bump.
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Fordyce spots are small, yellow-white bumps. They occur when the sebaceous glands that secrete oil onto the skin become enlarged. These sebaceous glands are separate from hair follicles. Fordyce spots are more common on the lips and inner cheek, but they can also occur on the genitals.
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Milia are tiny white bumps on a newborn's nose, chin, or cheeks that look similar to acne. They can also appear on the baby's arms and legs. The bumps are caused by dead skin flakes becoming trapped near the skin's surface. Like baby acne, milia go away without treatment.
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A new spot on your skin or one that changes size, shape, or color could be a sign of skin cancer. Another is a spot that doesn't look the same as all the others on your body. If you have any unusual marks, have your doctor check your skin.
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Dark Spots and Marks Sometimes it's in the form of acne scars, but often these are pigmented dark spots or marks that appear after pimples have healed. The technical name for these unpleasant acne reminders is post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation (PIH) and they typically appear tan or dark brown in color.
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You might also find them inside your mouth or on your eyelids. These pinpoint spots can be a sign of many different conditions — some minor, others serious. They can also appear as a reaction to certain medications. Though petechiae look like a rash, they're actually caused by bleeding under the skin.
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Red spots on the skin are a common medical complaint. When the spots occur in outbreaks, they are sometimes termed rashes. Rashes can occur due to infections of the skin, disseminated infections (that have spread throughout the body), allergic reactions, or irritations of the skin.
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Having dark circles around your mouth can be unflattering. Dark circles are caused by hyperpigmentation or when you have more melanin in certain areas of the skin. Several factors can cause hyperpigmentation, like exposure to the sun, skin inflammation or endocrine diseases, according to MedlinePlus.
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Darker patches of pigmentation on your forehead, cheeks, and neck are known as melasma, or chloasma, or mask of pregnancy. Melasma is caused by your body making extra melanin, the tanning pigment, which protects your skin against ultraviolet (UV) light .
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The telltale signs of sun damage are dark spots, or age spots, and with more extensive damage, white spots, which can begin to appear on your skin after years in the sun without adequate protection. These spots—called idiopathic guttate hypomelanosis (IGH)—are generally relatively small, but can be unsightly.
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In hyperpigmentation, the skin either produces too much pigment or the pigment is deposited deep within the skin, resulting in dark spots. When color is lost, it's called hypopigmentation, which results in light-colored patches. All people with dark skin are at risk for both skin conditions.
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Melasma is a condition in which areas of the skin become darker than the surrounding skin. Doctors call this hyperpigmentation. It typically occurs on the face, particularly the forehead, cheeks and above the upper lip. The dark patches often appear on both sides of the face in a nearly identical pattern.
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White spots on the skin often occur when skin proteins or dead cells become trapped under the skin's surface. They may also occur as a result of depigmentation, or color loss.