Age Spot Removal

Admin — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 10:00:54 +0000

Even though we call age spots various titles like liver spots, solar lentigo, senile freckle and lentigo senilis, it is still the most common skin problem that plagues almost everyone. These brownish to blackish flat lesions almost usually appear once you reach the age of forty. As a result, people are horrified of the idea of senility when these age spots and other manifestations of old age commence to appear. In line with this, people past their thirties and some even past late twenties, do not become really excited for the arrival of their birthdays. Graceful aging and the nonappearance of skin aging signs like dry, rough skin and wrinkles are what almost all of us want to achieve. In particular, almost all of us do not want to obtain age spots – the undesirable dark lesions that are most commonly found on our faces. Therefore, we do anything in our ability to take care of our skin and to prevent age spots from coming into existence even though sometimes, even our best efforts are beaten. Until we finally make it to the day that these stubborn age spots ultimately appear and we panic because we do not know what we should do.

But now, we do not have to fear anymore because through the innovations in science and technology, various treatment options for age spot removal have been invented. These lesions may not lead to cancer but they do make anyone’s physical appearance slightly unsightly. So, it is very fair for affected individuals to be subjected to any treatment that can remove age spots, provided that person has the means for it. The treatment actually works in two ways: one is two remove the age spots and the other one is to avoid having them again. Let us now tackle these various treatment modalities.

The first on the list are medicated topical lotions that are generally utilized to lighten the skin or to lessen the discoloration or the darkened color of the lesions. The chemicals contained into these creams are hydroquinone, retinoids or steroids. However, some still dispute its use due to its minor negative effects although only a very few number of people has reported the appearance of side effects. Moreover, since the creams’ ingredients work by reducing the amount of melanin in the skin, the skin becomes easily harmed by the sun – another reason that some do not want to use them.

Next is a chemical peel – a treatment that involves the application of an acid solution to the skin which then burns the damaged tissues affected by the lesions. Afterwards, a newer, younger-looking skin begins to surface. The type of chemical the doctor will be utilizing and the method that he or she will employ determines if the chemical peel will be light, medium-deep, or deep.

Just like chemical peels, microdermabrasion also scrapes off the outermost layer of the skin thereby removing the skin lesions. But this time, manual devices and techniques are used instead of chemicals. Laser therapy and cryosurgery are another two treatment options that recently have been having more and more supporters. Lastly, some fall back on milder treatments such as taking supplements like Zinc and Vitamin C or applying fresh lemon juice on the lesions.

After what you have learned, which one do you think is the right treatment for you? So, if you do not want to perceive age spots on your skin for the second time, hide from the sun and safeguard your skin.