When you start to see age spots appearing on your skin, it can make you feel like you’re past your prime, however, they’re far from being permanent. There are a number of age spot treatment options available, with some being more gentle than others.
Typically speaking, age spots are the result of the sun’s rays hitting the areas of the body that are exposed the most, for example your hands and face. The treatments generally fall into a couple of categories. There are procedures and then there are lotions and creams.
Let’s have a look at the available procedures.
- Laser treatment – A quick, but slightly painful age spot treatment is laser, which can be effective, but does come with a bunch of side-effects. Crusting is one of the side effects, as is the fact that sometimes the immediate and initial effect is a darkening of the spots in question.
- Cryotherapy – Another method is cryotherapy which involves allowing a dermatologist to freeze the cells over the spot and injuring’ them in the process. When the skin starts healing, it typically has a lighter appearance, but as with laser treatment, it can be on the painful side.
- Microdermabrasion – A somewhat gentle option is microdermabrasion and it involves smoothing away those age spots. It’s something that normally has to be repeated every couple of weeks for best effects.
- Chemical Peels – Usually used to treat age spots that have appeared on the hands, chemical peels can have a significant lightening effect. However, as with all of these procedures, it involves damaging the skin, so it can lead to irritation and soreness.
The Gentler Choice – Age Spot Creams
If you’re looking for an age spot treatment that’s on the gentler side of things, then you should try some of the high quality creams and lotions that exist on the market. Aim for a product that contains Retinoic Acid, Glyceryl Stearate and purified water, as it will give you the best results.
It’s worth noting that creams do take longer to work in terms of lightening age spots, but it’s by far a gentler way to achieve whitening. It’s something that requires daily application too, but if you’ve already got a daily skin care routine, it should be easy enough to stay on top of.
Finding the Right Option for You
Choosing the right age spot treatment can be a very subjective thing, so it really is up to you which route you take. However, in our experience, the slow and gentle method is always best, particularly as there are no unpleasant side effects.
Procedures like those mentioned, work quickly, but it comes at a cost, as they actively damage the skin, which is then followed by a period of healing, which unfortunately involves irritation and discomfort.
If you do end up choosing to go via the gentle route, we’d recommend trying a company with quality treatments. Just remember that you’re playing the long game and to keep applying it every day!
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