How to Reduce Age Spots
Age spots, also known as liver spots, are common in fair-skinned people over 50. Does this Spark an idea?
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Prevent them from getting worse by using a sunscreen when you go out, paying particular attention to your face and hands. Make sure you choose a sunscreen that blocks UVA and UVB rays and has an SPF of at least 15. Age spots are caused by a lifetime of exposure to the sun, so you can stop them from getting worse by covering up.
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Wear a long-sleeved shirt and wide-brimmed hat when you know you'll be in the sun.
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Use an alpha-hydroxy cleanser and lotion on areas of the skin that have age spots. It helps to fade them.
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Apply a fade cream like Esoterica or Ambi to the skin at night. They help to restore skin to a uniform color. The prescription medication Retin-A works like a fade cream on age spots.
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Have a dermatologist or cosmetic surgeon remove them with a laser if nothing else works.
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Tips & Warnings
If you have any questions or concerns, contact a physician or other health care professional before engaging in any activity related to health and diet. This information is not intended as a substitute for professional medical advice or treatment.
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triderma
Oct 28, 2010
Hey Dear, this is very difficult thing about age spots reduction. I would like to inform you that if you want to clean your face as well as your body than Triderma would be great formula for you. -
DulceMaria
Jan 30, 2009
Thanks for your information on how to trfuvr sge spots, I have use many products, and so far nothing has work, I am drinking a lot of water, because I heard that it would flushed out toxins accumulated in my body and it would clear the spots on my face. I will keep on tryig.
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DulceMaria
Jan 30, 2009
Thanks for your information on how to trfuvr sge spots, I have use many products, and so far nothing has work, I am drinking a lot of water, because I heard that it would flushed out toxins accumulated in my body and it would clear the spots on my face. I will keep on tryig.
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AppleADay
Jul 16, 2008
Laser treatement by a dermatologist is the fastest way to get rid of these spots but don't waste your money on it if you are unwilling to wear sunblock every day on your face and hands afterward. (You'll just get new spots.) A cheaper way to get rid of them, albeit slower, is to use a fading cream. Currently the best cream to get rid of age spots is Tri-Luma, which is available in a generic version to save money. This cream contains 4% hydroquinone (you can only get 2% strength without a prescription), plus Retin-A (generic name is tretinoin) and a steroid to reduce the harsh effects of the Retin A (redness, peeling.) I wouldn't waste my money on any store or internet product. As for the UK banning hydroquinone, there's nothing to be alarmed at with this ingredient. The only ill effects known to have occured have been with high doses to which people were exposed in industrial setti
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AppleADay
Jul 16, 2008
Laser treatement by a dermatologist is the fastest way to get rid of these spots but don't waste your money on it if you are unwilling to wear sunblock every day on your face and hands afterward. (You'll just get new spots.) A cheaper way to get rid of them, albeit slower, is to use a fading cream. Currently the best cream to get rid of age spots is Tri-Luma, which is available in a generic version to save money. This cream contains 4% hydroquinone (you can only get 2% strength without a prescription), plus Retin-A (generic name is tretinoin) and a steroid to reduce the harsh effects of the Retin A (redness, peeling.) I wouldn't waste my money on any store or internet product. As for the UK banning hydroquinone, there's nothing to be alarmed at with this ingredient. The only ill effects known to have occured have been with high doses to which people were exposed in industrial setti
