Treatment for Age Spots

Age spots, can also be called liver spots or solar lentigines, they appear as smooth, gray, brown or black spots that are visible on sun damaged skin. The can differ in size and usually begin to show up as you age. The good news is that there is treatment for age spots.

Age Spots Normally Appear On The

• Hands

• Face

• Shoulders

• Arms

As a general rule, the majority of age spots are not dangerous and don't need treatment, but they can be ugly and increasingly people just would like them removed to enhance their looks. Treatment for age spots includes a process that can lighten them with skin-bleaching products or removed completely.

Age spots differ in size and they can group together making them seem even bigger, and in most instances they are accompanied by other signs of sun damage that consist of deep wrinkles, dry rough skin, fine red veins on your cheeks, nose and ears, and paper thin skin.

You should notify your cosmetic dermatologist if you have any new or unusual spots, because skin cancers come in an assortment of shapes and sizes.

Spots or Sores Connected to Skin Cancers Include

• Small, shiny or waxy

• Scaly and rough

• Red

• Crusty

• Bleeding

• Or any unusual feature

If you want to learn about treatment for age spots you should contact a cosmetic surgeon in your area. Whether its age spots treatment 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 treatment for age spots information. Search for a cosmetic dermatologist near you today!

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