Explaining And Removing Age Spots.
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by: PeterAlbertonach
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Age spots can be various colors though normally brownish or black, sometimes red. They are sometimes called sun spots or what is technically known as lentigines, and have been known as liver spots because in the past it was thought, incorrectly, that they were a sign of liver disease.
Now this link between liver spots and liver disease is discredited.
And you ought not confuse sun spots with melanoma. Age spots are harmless but melanoma isn't and if you have any dark colored spots on your skin, either your face or any other piece of skin, get it checked out by a doctor.
What causes age spots? There's a combination of 2 causes, age and sun exposure. As we age the sun damage to our skin accumulates and we start, in some cases, to develop spots on our face, the back of our hands and on the back of the neck, all 4 places being where we get the most sun.
In the top layers of the skin between the dermis and the epidermis, as we age, our skin can form collections of skin pigment. As we age our skin cells are less able to regenerate and so these form visible spots on our skin.
So the question is should we be removing age spots? Well the bottom line is that, once you've been to the doctor and he is happy, that you don't need to remove age spots. They don't do health damage.
But for many it doesn't matter that they don't harm your health. We want them removed because they look unsightly. So if you're worried about age spots on your face, how do you go about getting rid of age spots?
There's several options. Some medical. You could, for example, try laser therapy for age spots, though that seems a little unnecessary and may not be successful. Or they can be removed by cryotherapy or the use of extreme cold through, for example, the application of dry ice. In both cases I'd suggest the first stop is at your doctor.
And there is another option too. There are now some very good natural skin care products that are showing much promise in the removal of age spots. If you are aging the use of good quality skin care products is pretty much essential anyway and the best ones are now getting good results reducing the appearance of age spots.
The reason is the effects of vitamin E. Vitamin E has many anti oxidant and other properties that make it very beneficial to the skin. Of course you'd be aware that many skin care products already contain vitamin E, but usually a synthetic version that is not particularly effective, and usually in very low concentrations.
Why is it in those products? So that they can put "Vitamin E" on the label to sell more product.
The very best natural skin care products in the world use a natural form of vitamin E that is way more effective and is added at a much higher concentration.
So there's the lowdown on age spots. Or liver or sun spots if you prefer. And there's no need to remove them if you don't want to, as long as you've checked them out with your doctor first. But if you do want to remove them remember there are excellent results being achieved with top quality natural skincare products. It sure beats laser therapy.
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