Age Spot Removal

Age Spot Removal with Laser Skin Treatment

Age spot removal with laser skin treatment is a great choice for sun-induced freckles or solar lentigines.

These brownish spots begin to appear on the face and body as a result of overexposure to the sun and are more popularly known as face spots, sun spots, and liver spots.

As technology has advanced, age spot removal has changed to less traumatic methods than those used for the removal of age spots in the past.

Age Spot Removal Skin Treatments
CEC believes that laser skin treatment is the best age spot removal technique that exists but historic options include:

• Bleaching (side effects include redness, irritation and the possibility of permanent discolorations of skin)
• Chemical Peels (lighten sun spots after repeat applications over time)
• Topical Creams (lightens the skin after daily application for six months)
• Cryotherapy (liquid nitrogen turns them white and may cause permanent scars or hypo pigmentation)
• Medical Microdermabrasion (skin sandblasting abrades part of the melanin and stimulates collagen production)
• Laser Skin Treatment (most effective treatment and preferred method for age spot removal)

Age spots increase as people age and after the skin is subjected to damage over time by sun exposure.

Over time the skin looses its natural ability to fend off UV rays and excess melanin is deposited.

When the extra melanin is produced in higher quantities than normal and concentrated in one area, it shows up as hyperpigmentation or dark spots.

Although sun exposure is one factor, the use of commercial tanning lamps and tanning beds can also contribute to the same changes in skin pigment.

As people age and hyperpigmentation increases, many people begin to seek age spot removal.

You’ll be happy to know these solar lentigines typically do not constitute a serious medical condition, and are usually removed for cosmetic reasons.

A solar lentigo may appear as a flat, gray, brown or black spot. Each can differ in size and most appear on the face, hands, shoulders and arms and other areas on the skin that have received the most sun exposure.

Although usually most common in older adults, they can sometimes affect younger people as well.

Fortunately, with advances in medical esthetics, today removal of sun spots or age spots are simple procedures that use a laser with a specific wavelength that targets melanin and leaves the surrounding skin unharmed.

Laser skin treatment for age and sun spots is safe, easy and very effective at removing melanin deposits that occur on the skin.

Depending on the type of spots and their location, they can often be treated successfully in one session.

Some cases may require two or more sessions for complete removal and our cosmetic MD can advise you about the best strategy for your needs.

Laser skin treatment and age spot removal is typically permanent, however in some people, new spots may appear if they continue to expose their skin to the sun.

Avoiding sun exposure and the use of sunblock is recommended for anyone wishing to see their skin stay free of such skin spots.

Today’s advanced technology used in laser skin treatment is quick, safe, and clinically proven. There is also only minimal discomfort for a shore time.

Contact our medical esthetician to learn more about the best laser skin treatment for age spot removal.

The Cosmetic Enhancement Center of New England is located in Portland, Maine (ME) is an easy commute from New Hampshire (NH), Vermont (VT), and Massachusetts (MA).

Age Spot Removal Before and After Gallery