How to Get Rid of Age Spots Naturally on the Face?
Age spots are also known as liver spots or solar lentigo. Due to prolonged and intense exposure of human skin to the solar UV rays, the top layer of the skin blemishes and produces patches of dark spots. These tanned spots usually appear on the sunlight exposed body parts such as the hands, face, feet and shoulders.
Age spots are normally for adults over age 40. You may feel embarrass to have the dark spot and pigmentation developed on your face. So, how to get rid of age spots naturally on the face and other parts of the body?
If you’re unhappy with the appearance of the age spots, various treatments are available to remove them such as using laser surgery, cryotherapy (freezing), acids, skin abrasion, electric needle and chemical peels. These treatment methods usually require several sessions, and can cause skin’s surface damage such as leaving behind scars or white spots.
Laser Treatment:
Laser surgery is the most effective treatment and has less destruction to the skin. The laser beam can be selectively set to remove a localized dark spot without harming the surrounding skin. The healing time is much reduced with laser treatment, but the surgery cost can be very high.
Skin Bleaching:
Applying skin bleaching cream is the most popular method to get rid of age spots, but this solution is only beneficial for people with fair skin. For those with a darker skin will have to use hydroquinone skin bleaching products which may cause skin irritation when use.
Cryotherapy (freezing):
Liquid nitrogen with temperature below -196°C is sprayed very gently onto the age spots to create localized frostbite. When the age spots peeled off after 3 to 4 weeks from the treatment, the treated area will turn into white or pink, and this could last for months. Scarring may develop with this treatment.
Micro Dermabrasion:
Micro skin abrasion is a sand blasting process that sprays fine abrasive oxide across age spot areas in order to remove the outer skin layers. A handheld nozzle is used to gently and evenly polish your skin outer layers to exfoliate and blast away dark skin pigmentation. The body will replace the injured skin surface with new and healthy cells.
Chemical Peels:
Chemical solution is used to etch away the UV damaged skin layers and improve your skin tone. It will help you to improve the appearance of your skin.
If you want to learn how to get rid of age spots naturally on the face and other parts of the body effectively, safely and naturally, without using any invasive or surgical treatments, please read here.
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