Age spots are something that bedevil many women, and men, as they get older. They are mostly harmless, but are unsightly, so for many women finding out how to remove age spots is important.
Age spots can also be known as liver spots or sun spots or, technically, lentigines. They are visible on the surface of the skin because they are discolored, being a brownish or blackish color, or possibly red. They are called liver spots sometimes because it was suspected that they were related to problems with the liver.
This is discredited no though.
And you ought not confuse sun spots with melanoma. Age spots are harmless but melanoma isn't and if you have any dark colored spots on your skin, either your face or any other piece of skin, get it checked out by a doctor.
So what causes age spots? There's 2 simple reasons, sun damage and age. The sun damages our skin and combined with advancing age the combination of these 2 factors means that for some we get spots on our face and neck and the backs of our hands, because those areas get most of the sun.
Our skin pigments collect between the dermis and the epidermis and this collection of pigment is the sun spot. As we age our skin is less able to regenerate and repair the skin cells.
So the question is should we be removing age spots? Well the bottom line is that, once you've been to the doctor and he is happy, that you don't need to remove age spots. They don't do health damage.
But from an aesthetic point of view you may want to remove them. For many women and men having liver spots is concerning because they look unsightly on the face. So how do you remove age spots if you wish to?
Theres a number of ways to remove age spots. Some laser therapies may remove age spots, though this may be expensive and is not necessary. They can also be removed with cryotherapy, or the use of extreme cold through sources like dry ice. This is a medical procedure and you should consult your doctor about this, as you should if you are considering laser treatment as well.
There is one other option. There are natural skin care products that are showing good results in removing age spots. If you are aging you ought to be using high quality skin care products anyway, and the best are now demonstrating an ability to reduce the appearance of facial spots as well. This is of course a slower process than a medical procedure.
This is because of the skin restorative effects of vitamin E which has a range of anti oxidant properties and other properties beneficial to good skin health. Of course many skin care products already contain vitamin E but you'd be surprised how little is actually in there, and usually a cheaper synthetic form is used which isn't all that effective.
If so then why is it in all those big name products? Because putting "Vitamin E" on the label sells more products.
The best natural skin care products do use a natural vitamin E made in Germany, and at a much higher concentration.
So there's the lowdown on age spots. Or liver or sun spots if you prefer. And there's no need to remove them if you don't want to, as long as you've checked them out with your doctor first. But if you do want to remove them remember there are excellent results being achieved with top quality natural skincare products. It sure beats laser therapy. - 30246
Age spots can also be known as liver spots or sun spots or, technically, lentigines. They are visible on the surface of the skin because they are discolored, being a brownish or blackish color, or possibly red. They are called liver spots sometimes because it was suspected that they were related to problems with the liver.
This is discredited no though.
And you ought not confuse sun spots with melanoma. Age spots are harmless but melanoma isn't and if you have any dark colored spots on your skin, either your face or any other piece of skin, get it checked out by a doctor.
So what causes age spots? There's 2 simple reasons, sun damage and age. The sun damages our skin and combined with advancing age the combination of these 2 factors means that for some we get spots on our face and neck and the backs of our hands, because those areas get most of the sun.
Our skin pigments collect between the dermis and the epidermis and this collection of pigment is the sun spot. As we age our skin is less able to regenerate and repair the skin cells.
So the question is should we be removing age spots? Well the bottom line is that, once you've been to the doctor and he is happy, that you don't need to remove age spots. They don't do health damage.
But from an aesthetic point of view you may want to remove them. For many women and men having liver spots is concerning because they look unsightly on the face. So how do you remove age spots if you wish to?
Theres a number of ways to remove age spots. Some laser therapies may remove age spots, though this may be expensive and is not necessary. They can also be removed with cryotherapy, or the use of extreme cold through sources like dry ice. This is a medical procedure and you should consult your doctor about this, as you should if you are considering laser treatment as well.
There is one other option. There are natural skin care products that are showing good results in removing age spots. If you are aging you ought to be using high quality skin care products anyway, and the best are now demonstrating an ability to reduce the appearance of facial spots as well. This is of course a slower process than a medical procedure.
This is because of the skin restorative effects of vitamin E which has a range of anti oxidant properties and other properties beneficial to good skin health. Of course many skin care products already contain vitamin E but you'd be surprised how little is actually in there, and usually a cheaper synthetic form is used which isn't all that effective.
If so then why is it in all those big name products? Because putting "Vitamin E" on the label sells more products.
The best natural skin care products do use a natural vitamin E made in Germany, and at a much higher concentration.
So there's the lowdown on age spots. Or liver or sun spots if you prefer. And there's no need to remove them if you don't want to, as long as you've checked them out with your doctor first. But if you do want to remove them remember there are excellent results being achieved with top quality natural skincare products. It sure beats laser therapy. - 30246
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