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Freckles
Dr. Sonali ChaudharyAesthetic Medicine Specialist • 12 Years Exp.MBBS, Masters In Clinical Dermatology, Fellowship In Lasers & Aesthetic Medicine, Post Graduate Diploma In Family Medicine
What are freckles?
Freckles are little brown spots on the skin that are caused by the sun.
We all have pigment-producing cells in our skin called melanocytes. These melanocytes produce melanin pigment and feed it to the normal skin cells that form the outer barrier of the skin. When our melanocytes become damaged by the sun, we produce freckles, which are simply abnormal collections of melanin pigment in the skin.