Remove Age Spots

The desire to remove age spots is not new and so much so, several techniques and products are available that help remove them. In the same breath, let me say, that not all incidences of age spots need treatment to remove them, as pigmentations that appear during pregnancy would do off automatically.

Here are a few simple steps to take in order to choose right products to remove age spots.

1. You may search online/offline for products that help remove age spots but don’t rush to use any of them unless you confirmed their suitability with your doctor. Confirm from your doctor about your skin type
2. New or fresh age spots can be removed by OTC products or cosmetics alone and your beautician can suggest a couple of products to remove age spots
3. All product packs have details like ingredients and manufacturing/expiry dates and their applicability to different skin types
4. Understand the limitations and side effects of products before hand
5. Use the product exactly as directed on the label

How Products Work To Remove Age Spots

Depending on the skin type and age of the age spots the difficulty to remove age spots also varies. For the tougher of them, products with hydroxy acids should show better results. Mind you, products with strong hydroxy acid content can be irritating but eventually will succeed in removing age spots. On the other hand, a rather strong exfoliating mechanism with products that contain copper peptide must work really wonderful. Copper peptide helps keep irritation down at tolerable levels if your choice to remove age spots is chemical peeling. Although the process is rather slow, it sure removes age spots in a gradual fashion, so you need to keep the process day after day. Remember, these are all prescription products and use them only after you had a diagnosis session with your dermatologist.

Clinical Treatment to Remove Age Spots

Clinical treatments to remove age spots are a bit expensive, so get prepared to part with anywhere around three to five hundred dollars. The treatment options include
1. Cryotherapy: This uses spraying of super cold (cryogenic) nitrogen over the spot
2. Laser surgery using IPL (Intense Pulse Light) in combination with some bleaching cream
3. Dermabrassion a painful but effective option not recommended for sensitive areas around eyes

The first two options to remove age spots generally take over a couple of weeks which includes both removal and recuperation time. However, don’t forget the follow-up visits that may be required.