Age Spots

Fade the Years Away: Spotless Skin Solutions

Sun spots, Solar Lentigines or Liver spots are some names used for age spots. Visible in exposed areas, age spots are light to dark brown. These are first flat but rise over time.

Who gets age spots?

Common after 40 years, age spots are found in fair-complexioned people or those who spend too much time in the sun or suffer with sunburns.

Are age marks dangerous?

No, any type of friction—including scrubbing or rubbing—will boost melanin synthesis, aggravating dark underarms.

Which treatments are available for dark underarms?

These areas generally raise more aesthetic issues than anything else. On neglect, nevertheless, they can develop into dangerous skin malignancies.

What should raise questions about Age spots?

Any fast change in colour, size and shape or development of any fissuring or itching in the patches raises questions. Particularly areas prone to repeated damage should be closely watched for these changes.

How should we avoid Age spots?

Avoiding too much sun exposure between 10 am and 4 pm, wearing full-spectrum sunscreens helps lower the incidence of Age spots by shielding the skin from damaging UV rays like full protective arms and full leg clothes.

Age spots are treated how?

Frequent use of sunscreen along with retinol treatments helps to lessen and sometimes repair age spots. Usually, either laser or radiofrequency ablation treats these areas.

What side effects follow with age spot treatment?

There will be scabbing when the spots go away; this sheds off on its own in seven to ten days. Regular application of sunscreens, topical antibiotic creams and moisturisers aids promote healing and reduces the chance of skin discolouration upon removal. In case of removal of several spots, mild discomfort or irritation could develop for several days.