# Liver spots

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liver-spots/838454>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 10, 2019, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liver-spots/838454 "2019-08-10T13:43:15Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2019, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liver-spots/838454/1 "2019-08-10T13:43:15Z")

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What are liver spots? Why are they called that and what does it mean, they harmless?

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**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2019, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liver-spots/838454/2 "2019-08-10T14:05:29Z")

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[Wiki](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liver_spot).

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**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2019, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liver-spots/838454/3 "2019-08-10T14:21:34Z")

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> [@Chefguy](#):
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> [Wiki](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liver_spot).

Heh, the picture they use could be my hand, although in my case I have vitiligo and the “liver spots” are the few remaining islands of pigment.

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**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2019, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liver-spots/838454/4 "2019-08-10T19:58:37Z")

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Ironic OP/user name.

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**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2019, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liver-spots/838454/5 "2019-08-11T23:10:53Z")

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{{sigh}}

When this Board started, people were posting about sexual positions and getting dates.

Now, liver spots.

{{Le sigh}}

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**Author:** ![Dana\_Scully](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/5daacb/32.png) [@Dana\_Scully](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dana_Scully)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2019, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liver-spots/838454/6 "2019-08-12T15:18:19Z")

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> [@Northern\_Piper](#):
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> {{sigh}}
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> When this Board started, people were posting about sexual positions and getting dates.
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> Now, liver spots.
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> {{Le sigh}}

I love irony!–thank you 😃