Age spots or liver spots as they are most commonly referred can be the most dominant signs of aging seen on the hands. Simply put, age spots are sun damage. One of the most popular areas for age spots to show up is on the hands.

Not very many people wear sunscreen on their hands, and even those who do, have a hard time keeping it on their hands for any length of time. If you manage to effectively protect your hands from the sun, hormones will attack you eventually and color your hands with age spots. The good news is that there are a variety of techniques for removing age spots. Some options your doctor may recommend to remove or fade age spots include:

• Chemical peels

• Laser treatment

• Intense pulsed light

• Topical bleaching agents

• Retin-A

• Alpha hydroxy

More and more people are turning to lasers to get rid of age spots because they are more accurate and do less damage to the skin because light is used to precisely target and remove the age spot without damaging the surrounding areas. There is also less pain and less recovery time needed with laser treatments than non-laser treatments.

Once you have removed or faded the age spots the only way to keep them from returning is to protect your body from sun exposure.

Areas of the skin most affected by age spots include:

• Face

• Back

• Arms

• Feet

• Shoulders

• Hands

• Legs

If you have always been a tanner, then you may notice more age spots on your shoulders, back, chest or any area that you've had an overexposure to the sun.

If you are interested in age spot removal you should contact a cosmetic surgeon in your area. Whether its age spots removal or another cosmetic procedure that you want to have done, there is a cosmetic surgeon in your area who can assist you today.

DermaNetwork.org is a leading resource for age spots information. Search for a cosmetic dermatologist near you today!