Peata
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Someone on another forum was talking about iron spots (aka age spots, liver spots, lipofuscin, etc.) I eat low in iron.
I don't have any age spots, but AFTER I donated blood exactly one month ago, I noticed the tiniest little dot on the back of my right hand. I think it came on in the last couple weeks, I just know that it was after I gave the blood.
Since then I have had another one - again, a tiny brown dot, the size the pressure of an inkpen would make on paper. That one peeled off on its own just last night. I saw that it was developing a sort of transluscent flake on it, and then I woke up this a.m. and it's gone.
However, I've noticed another tiny dot on the back of same hand. And just now I saw another one - slightly larger and slightly darker than the others, and this one is on the back of my hand but at base of ring finger.
These are really tiny and light brown, but still, I notice.
Does anyone have thoughts on why I would start getting melanin on hands after eating Peatish and low iron for over 6 months? Would the iron donation have anything to do with it? Or the fact that the spots are on the right hand? (blood taken from left arm). I'm right-handed, and so maybe it gets more exposure on steering wheel. Just wondering...
Hoping to get this figured out to prevent more spots if I can.
I don't have any age spots, but AFTER I donated blood exactly one month ago, I noticed the tiniest little dot on the back of my right hand. I think it came on in the last couple weeks, I just know that it was after I gave the blood.
Since then I have had another one - again, a tiny brown dot, the size the pressure of an inkpen would make on paper. That one peeled off on its own just last night. I saw that it was developing a sort of transluscent flake on it, and then I woke up this a.m. and it's gone.
However, I've noticed another tiny dot on the back of same hand. And just now I saw another one - slightly larger and slightly darker than the others, and this one is on the back of my hand but at base of ring finger.
These are really tiny and light brown, but still, I notice.
Does anyone have thoughts on why I would start getting melanin on hands after eating Peatish and low iron for over 6 months? Would the iron donation have anything to do with it? Or the fact that the spots are on the right hand? (blood taken from left arm). I'm right-handed, and so maybe it gets more exposure on steering wheel. Just wondering...
Hoping to get this figured out to prevent more spots if I can.