Anyone else get sunspots(Tinea versicolor) every summer?

I had this shite so bad in high school that I had to go get this cream from the pharmacy. it worked wonders.

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I keep that cream stocked!

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you'll outgrow it. we all did. be patient.

actually...I think it was described as some sort of fungus. it's been many years since I had it but I do remember many guys on our high school football team had it too.

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you'll outgrow it. we all did. be patient.

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I find that I skip a year or two sometimes. I've been getting them since I was 14-15 years old. I'm almost 35 now. How long does it take to outgrow?

I first got it bad around 11-12 yrs old (36 now). There is some prescription antifungal cream or oral pills that work great if it is bad. Since I live in north Texas now, it isn't as humid so I rarely see any spots. If I see any, I treat it with regular otc antifungal cream. Everyone has that fungus on their skin, but it only expresses on some people for reasons unknown.

I get it about once a year. I take the pills and it goes away. I've been to a few dermatologists and they've all said pretty much the same thing. It has gotten lighter over the years.

You'll live

Nope. Despite my pasty and ultra-white complexion, I have enough drops of Cherokee to get bronze and prevent all the hassles of white people sun-problems. Except moles. So many moles.

Those aren't sunspots.

It's a fungus from living in a humid climate.

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Use Selsun Blue with selenium. Put it on where you have the spots and let it dry. Then take a shower. Do this for a week or two and it should go away. Also Under Armour or similar shirts that breathe help too.

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this is a very effective treatment for tinea versicolor.

also make sure your 'sunspots' aren't Pityriasis alba, which is a very different condition than the fungus although they both can look alike.