Getting Rid Of Age Spots.
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 be various colors though normally brownish or black, sometimes red. They are sometimes called sun spots or what is technically known as lentigines, and have been known as liver spots because in the past it was thought, incorrectly, that they were a sign of liver disease.
This is discredited no though.
The first thing to say about age spots though, is that they shouldnt be confused with melanoma, or skin cancer. Whilst liver spots are harmless melanoma is far from harmless, and so if you suffer from brownish or black spots on your skin, either on your face or anywhere, you should always consult your doctor first.
What is the cause of liver spots? There are 2 simple causes, age and exposure to the sun. A combination of these two factors can result in the formation of liver spots. UV radiation is the component of sunlight that causes these spots. They are most commonly found on the face and neck, and back of the hands, because these are the areas of skin most commonly exposed to the sun.
As we age our skin is less able to regenerate and repair the skin cells, and so gradually damage occurs and skin pigments build up between the dermis and the epidermis, and this is an age spot.
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?
There’s several options. Some medical. You could, for example, try laser therapy for age spots, though that seems a little unnecessary and may not be successful. Or they can be removed by cryotherapy or the use of extreme cold through, for example, the application of dry ice. In both cases I’d suggest the first stop is at your doctor.
And those aren’t the only options. Modern natural skincare products are showing many good advances in reducing the appearance of age spots and if you’re aging you really ought to by using good skin care products anyway.
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.
Why is it in those products? So that they can put “Vitamin E” on the label to sell more product.
The very best natural skin care products in the world use a natural form of vitamin E that is way more effective and is added at a much higher concentration.
So there are the basics on liver spots, and removing age spots. If youre seriously concerned about them, sufficient to resort to a medical procedure then talk to your doctor. However there are now good results being achieved by users of high quality natural skin care products.