Getting Rid Of Age Spots.
Age spots are annoying but harmless, but well known to many women in their later years. Although they can be harmless they certainly dont look good and so many women are interested in finding out more about what they are and how to get rid of them.
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.
Should we treat these spots? Well theres several views and treatments. The first thing to remember though, as long as youve had these spots checked out by a doctor, is that you dont need to remove them from a health point of view. They are harmless and can stay there if you wish.
But for many it doesn’t matter that they don’t harm your health. We want them removed because they look unsightly. So if you’re worried about age spots on your face, how do you go about getting rid of age spots?
There’s a number of options for removing age spots. Two medical ones are laser therapy and cryotherapy. Both are something you ought to talk to your doctor about.
And there is another option too. There are now some very good natural skin care products that are showing much promise in the removal of age spots. If you are aging the use of good quality skin care products is pretty much essential anyway and the best ones are now getting good results reducing the appearance of age spots.
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.
But the worlds best natural skin care products use a natural form of vitamin E that is 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.
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