What Are Age Spots? Age / sun spots (technically called solar lentigos) are brown freckle-like marks caused by excessive sun exposure. Age spots commonly appear on the face, chest, shoulders, hands and arms where the body gets the most sun. Ultraviolet (UV) rays accelerate the production ...
Brown spots, sun spots, age spots, liver spots, and melasma all refer to the results of accumulated sun damage to your skin. While hormones and skin trauma can also play a role in causing these spots, sun exposure is the main culprit. They appear on the face, hands, arms, and chest ...
CosmeDocs provides treatment for sun damage issues including diamond tip microdermabrasion and chemical peels at clinics in Harley Street (London), UK.
Can sun poisoning cause white spots on your skin? One long-term effect of severe sunburns and other forms of sun damage may be a condition called idiopathic guttate hypomelanosis, sometimes called sun spots. These are small white spots that some people get on their skin as they age. They...
People who have chronic (long-standing) exposure to the sun can increase their chances of developing chronic skin damage from sun exposure (wrinkles, aging, age spots, freckles, skin cancer, scarring, etc.). The symptoms of sunburn can be mild, moderate, or severe, depending mainly on the...
Because these brown spots are often associated with too much sun exposure and the aging process, their treatment works in concert with all of the other treatments available at Cosmetique. These spots can be present on any area of the body, the face, neck, arms, hands, trunk and legs. ...
Laser light treatment is appropriate for treating age spots, sun damage, and freckles on the face, neck, chest, arms, hands, legs, and feet. How many treatments will I need? Typically, only a few treatments are needed however depending on the condition, several treatments may be required to...
Silver sulfadiazine (1% cream, Thermazene) can be used for the treatment of sunburn. Do not use on the face. Sunburn Follow-up The doctor either will schedule a follow-up visit at the time of the person's initial evaluation and treatment or will give instructions to return if certain prob...
The treatment is normally applied once and it works quickly, saysStephen Shumackat the University of Sydney in Australia. “You look like you’ve had a bad sunburn for the first few days, then the skin gets scabby and crusted over and the sun spots peel off within a week,” he ...
One of the most common first signs of sun damage includes dark spots, also known as age spots, liver spots, or lentigos, on the face, arms and hands. Sun exposure can also to the appearance of wrinkles and fine lines at earlier ages. Some patients may also notice growths, such as ...