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brown circles on knees

i have noticed over last 6 months brown circles on my knees and also just below on top of my leg. they look like bruising but are not, now that summer is here i want to wear skirts dresses and shorts but these brown circles look ugly, does anyone know what they are and how i can get rid of these,they are about the size of a 50p thanks

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  • geri1965_2
    geri1965_2 Posts: 8,736 Forumite
    You could try that fade out cream maybe?
  • RoseFairy
    RoseFairy Posts: 741 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    probably caused by going down on all fours regularly !!!!!!!!!!! (iykwim?!!!!!!)

    how about regularly using a body scrub on the knees and you can get these emery board type mitts - think they are called silky mitts, 99p for 3, and you exfoliate the skin gently. mainly used to remove hair but smooths the skin nicely. and you could apply a foot lotion on the knees to soften the skin overnight too.
  • glowgirl_2
    glowgirl_2 Posts: 4,591 Forumite
    This sounds worse than it is but I would suggest you go to the docs and get them checked, they probably are just pigmentation but a friend of mine had something very similar to what you have described and it was a fungal infection, it was easily sorted with antibiotics - best of luck:)
    Thank you for this site Martin
    The time for change has come
    Good luck for the future
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