I have a few freckles. I think people with freckles are so cute. The formation is triggered when you are in the sun a lot.
That's true. I have a few myself. Some people have hundreds!
Freckles are the not the same as moles. They look different most of the time.
I have a mole or two, as well. They are naturally occurring for many
Freckles show up on people more when they are fair skinned. They are clusters of concentrated melaninized cells.
Red heads often have many freckles due to fair skin
types, they are most common on skin tone 1 and 2, which usually belong to North Europeans. However, it can be found in all ethnicities.
Biology.
The formation of freckles is caused by exposure to sunlight. The exposure to UV-B radiation activates melanocytes to increase melanin production, which can cause freckles to become darker and more visible. This means that one may have never developed freckles before, but after extended exposure to sunlight, they may suddenly appear.
Freckles are predominantly found on the
Freckle
Freckles are clusters of concentrated melaninized cells which are most easily visible on people with a fair complexion. Freckles do not have an increased number of the melanin-producing cells, or melanocytes, but instead have melanocytes that overproduce melanin granules (melanosomes) changing the coloration of the outer skin cells (keratinocytes). As such, freckles are different from lentigines and moles, which are caused by accumulation of melanocytes in a small area.
Freckles can appear on all types of skin tones. Of the six Fitzpatrick skin