One brown sport on my cheek and it's so dry - ick! - Page 3

SilleeMee · ‎05-22-2016

Sometimes you gotta take the pain with the pleasure.

MG Chris · ‎09-10-2020

I get a spot on my upper lip, mine has no color just a dry patch. I use gentle acids only face and that seems to keep it away. If I stop using acids it appears back pretty quickly.

Harpa · ‎03-10-2010

@AngelPuppy1

Treat your spot only, since you have sensitive skin. But, I would suggest a more mild AHA, lactic acid.

lactic acid

@AngelPuppy1 I also wanted to suggest MAP vitamin C, or even the THD formulation for your skin overall.

AngelPuppy1 · ‎03-13-2010

Thanks, everyone, for your suggestions. I will have to proceed a bit cautiously since I don't want an even bigger problem.

"A day without sunshine is like, you know, night." - Steve Martin

bargainsgirl · ‎01-13-2012

@AngelPuppy1 wrote:
I'm hoping someone can give me a suggestion as to what I can do about this thing! It's really bugging me!

I have had this one brown spot high up on my cheek - close to eye level. I tried a product several years ago -- over the counter --- which said it would gradually lighten it. Well, it did just a tad but not so much as to make a difference.

But what it did was to make this spot like shoe leather --- no, not even that good --- like old weathered boot leather!

I can't get anything to soften it up. I would accept the brown spot if not for the leathery appearance of it, but since it's this way, I can't even cover it with concealer, foundation or anything else because it just wrinkles up! OMG!

I have such sensitive and reactive skin -- does anyone have a suggestion to soften this thing up? I've tried everything I can think of!

Thank you!!!!

Please see a dermatologist. It sounds like it could be a keratosis which I have had many of and they are removable. But I also have had basel cell skin cancer twice so I have every odd spot checked out! Do not ignore this!

JeanLouiseFinch · ‎10-03-2011

@bargainsgirl wrote:
@AngelPuppy1 wrote:
I'm hoping someone can give me a suggestion as to what I can do about this thing! It's really bugging me!

I have had this one brown spot high up on my cheek - close to eye level. I tried a product several years ago -- over the counter --- which said it would gradually lighten it. Well, it did just a tad but not so much as to make a difference.

But what it did was to make this spot like shoe leather --- no, not even that good --- like old weathered boot leather!

I can't get anything to soften it up. I would accept the brown spot if not for the leathery appearance of it, but since it's this way, I can't even cover it with concealer, foundation or anything else because it just wrinkles up! OMG!

I have such sensitive and reactive skin -- does anyone have a suggestion to soften this thing up? I've tried everything I can think of!

Thank you!!!!
Please see a dermatologist. It sounds like it could be a keratosis which I have had many of and they are removable. But I also have had basel cell skin cancer twice so I have every odd spot checked out! Do not ignore this!