Are you troubled by your freckles – or age spots?

Hyper pigmented patches that you see on your face are also called liver spots. The only reason as to why you would have age spots is because of the increase of melanin production in our skin. This is usually caused by over exposure to the sun’s ray. This cause brown to black skin pigment in our skin to appear.

However, you need not to worry unduly. Simple skin strategies like the following can help you clear up these skin splotches. We share some of them with you here.

Sunscreen

Choose one with at least SPH 15. It will not cure your existing age spots but can help keep the new ones at bay.

Over the counter creams

Most pharmacies and drug stores have spot treatments that can help to lighten age spots. These can be applied directly to the skin and is suitable for mild age spots occurrence. Cheap form of remedy and may take a longer time for results to show. Bleaching creams containing hydroquinone are common over-the-counter spot removers that you can first try. However, there are potential side effects like darkening of the skin. Hence, only up to two percent hydroquinone is recommended.

Prescription Based

Retin A is a popular fade cream that is only available through prescription. It contains Vitamin A and is useful for lightening and reducing aging spots. This tropical treatment has reported to have side effects like redness and scaling of the skin. Your dermatologist is the best person to advise on the concentration of the Retin A to be used.

Medical removal

Usually carried out be a certified dermatologist, skin removal methods like peeling, freezing and laser treatments are used to get rid of age spots totally. Due to the advanced in technology, such operations not painful as thought, and carries little risks of scarring. Results can be seen in a short couple of weeks. However, be prepared to pay more as these sorts of treatment tend to be pricier than the others.