African Amercian skin question not sure what they are called. Can you help identify the correct term?

I am a forty five year old female with spots that grow on my face. I do know that they are inherited, they are not skin tags although I do have a few of those. I do not think that they are moles, they are irregular somewhat flat but raised with a rough surface. Both my mother and grandfather had them and they increased in number as they aged. I noticed that mine have too. Anybody know what they are really called. I don't think that they are warts and I know that they aren't moles and they aren't skin tags.

African Amercian skin question not sure what they are called. Can you help identify the correct term?
I think that they maybe keloids. I have included a URL to a site that might help.
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Reply:You are very welcome. After I posted the link I figured that it was the other condition. I hope that you can have that taken care of or it has removed some worry about it beings something else. I use Webmd alot, so you might want to put it in your Favorites too. Report It

Reply:the way you described it =you have moles=maybe it's best for a Dr to check them for you =good luck
Reply:The best person to help you is a dermatologist. You want those identified, in case it would be skin cancer.
Reply:They could be age spots, and those aren't limited to African-Americans.





Check with your doctor to be sure, because suddenly sprouting moles could be forerunners of skin cancer.
Reply:most likley age spots or a somthing your parents had and now you have it.
Reply:Irregular, flat and rough sounds like skin cancers. You should talk to your doctor to be sure. If they are they can be removed. I don't think they're keloids because then they would be smooth not rough. Keloids are generally scar tissue from a previous injury and tend to be domed not flat.