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Tiny brown spots on my feet

Few days ago I noticed 5 spots on my feet - under my inner ankle bone. I have a light skin tone and the spots are just few tones darker (brownish). They are light and at first I thought I spilled some oil over my feet and they were just splats but after trying to wash it off (gently) and after few days, the dots are still there.

Alignment of the dots: Three of them are close to eachother with 5mm distance in-between, they are all in a straight line. Along the line, there is one spot on each side, about 2cm away from the three spots in the middle (Looks similar to this:   *      * *  *     *).

They aren't of any perfect shape and they all look different.

Should I be worried? I really don't like visiting doctors as I don't like waiting few hours in the line, just to find out it's something usual.

The picture is the best example I could find on the internet (Dont have any camera with me at this moment). The color of my spots is a bit brighter and the biggest one of them is 5mm across (faded at the edges).
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Lentigos.
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http://www.dermnetnz.org/lesions/freckles.html
Do consult your doc, for confirmation.
Thank you.
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I'm no medical expert but according to wikipedia:
"A lentigo (/lɛnˈtaɪɡoʊ/) (plural lentigines, /lɛnˈtɪdʒɨniz/) is a small pigmented spot on the skin with a clearly defined edge"

And I said the dots all have faded edges, in other words - soft or undefined.
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Also, the dots are all flat, don't hurt and they all have faded edges.
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