- Age Spots
Condition: Age Spots
- Age Spots
Condition: Age Spots
What is Age Spots?
Age Spots (also known as sunspots, liver spots and lentigines) are small, flat dark sections on the skin that appear across various parts of the body. The appearance can vary in size and shape, and typically occur in areas that are in direct sunlight.
You can help prevent age spots by regularly using sunscreen and avoiding the sun. Age spots may affect people of all skin types, but they’re more common in adults with light skin. Unlike freckles, which are common in children and fade with no sun exposure, age spots don’t fade.
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Causes of Age Spots
Age Spots appear due to overactive pigment cells, and UV rays/light speeds up the production of the melanin. Over years after exposure to the sun age spots will appear as melanin becomes produced in high concentration and it becomes clumped together.
Age Spots can occur all over your body, some of the common places people experience them is:
- Face
- Hands
- Arms
- Necks
- Shoulders
Treatments for Age Spots
At Este Medical Group, we have a few options available to help you achieve an even skin tone. During your consultation with our skin specialists, we can discuss the options available to you.
Frequently Asked Questions
Smoking is also said to cause acne in older people. Whatever the underlying reasons as to why you have acne, it all results in one thing – hair follicles becoming blocked by sebum from surrounding sebaceous glands, and dead skin cells. These plugged hair follicles can either turn into whiteheads or blackheads, and if the (usually) harmless bacteria that lives on our skin then infects the follicles, you can even experience cysts, papules, nodules or pustules. None of which are any fun for the person having to deal with them.
Our skincare experts take time to get to know and understand your acne concerns and issues, and only then will they make an informed decision as to which acne treatment is the best for you. That could be:
- lightfusion™ Light Therapy
- Skin Peels
- Pixel Laser Resurfacing
You do not need to stop wearing makeup if you have acne. However, you should wear makeup that is non-comedogenic. This means that it doesn’t block the pores.
Not necessarily. As mentioned above, acne can be caused by a number of triggers, and however much you clean your face it’s not going to affect how crazy your hormones are being. Sometimes, cleaning your face too much can even contribute to acne as it can aggravate spots.
Furthermore, using alcohol-based cleansers can dry your skin out and this isn’t a good thing as far as acne is concerned. Despite what you may think, and even if you feel like you have excessively oily skin, it’s still important to use a moisturiser – just make sure you opt for a non-comedogenic one.
Everyone is different, but acne – more often than not – does eventually go away. For many, it’s puberty that can kick things off and acne often settles down when puberty does. However, acne can sometimes persist into your adult years.
That said, our skincare specialists have worked with many clients who wanted their acne to disappear and felt like they had tried everything. As you will see from our success stories and testimonials, we have had hugely positive and effective results.
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