Treatments and Medications for Age Spots - What are the treatment options for Age Spots? What are the common drugs and medications used to treat Age Spots? Learn more about the treatment options and medications for Age Spots.
Treatments and Medications for Age Spots
New York (USA), November 20, 2014
What are the treatment options for Age Spots?
Why it can sometimes be difficult to treat and manage an Age Spots?
What are the benefits and risks of various treatment options for Age Spots?
What are the different medicines usually prescribed by doctors for Age Spots?
What are the common drugs and medications used to treat Age Spots?
What are the generic and brand names of drugs used for the treatment of Age Spots?
Learn more about the treatment options and medications for Age Spots.
Age Spots – Treatments and Medications
Age spots pose little danger. Some cause permanent skin change. Eat protein-rich diet. Avoid fried foods, tobacco, caffeine, sugar and processed foods to help age spots clear off naturally.
Age spots occur on the topmost layer of your skin. Treatments and medications should penetrate this layer to reach underneath and lighten age spots.
Medications for Age Spots
Use a broad-spectrum sunscreen with a sun protection factor (SPF) of 30. Use prescription bleaching creams that contain hydroquinone or in combination with retinoids (tretinoin). These mild steroids clear away age spots in few months. However, these creams could cause mild itchiness, irritation, dryness, and burning sensation across age spots.
Take vitamin B complex with extra pantothenic acid or B5 (100mg), three times in a day. This helps in better assimilation of nutrients. Take Vitamin C with bioflavonoid (3,000 to 6,000 mg) in prescribed and divided doses. 750 to 1,000 of magnesium and 1,500 to 2,000 mg of calcium taken every day also proves beneficial.
Treatments for Age Spots
Cryotherapy: This involves applying liquid nitrogen or similar freezing agent to age spots. This destroys extra pigmentation that is responsible for age spots. This freezing treatment is normally done across a single age spot or across a cluster of age spots. Minor irritation occurs with little risk of discoloration or permanent scarring.
Laser Therapy: Melanocytes or melanin-producing cells are destroyed through laser therapy. Treatment is spread across many sessions. Side effects are negligible although slight discoloration of skin can occur.
Dermabrasion: Skin surface is planed down with a rapidly rotating brush. A new layer of skin grows in place of the planed down layer. Scab formation and temporary redness could occur soon after the treatment.
Chemical Peel: A chemical peel or an acid is applied across age spots. This burns away outer layer of skin. New skin develops on the area. You may require several sessions before results are visible. You suffer temporary irritation and discoloration across age spot areas. Refrain from venturing out in the sunlight during treatment.
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