Age Spot Treatment: What Works? Tips, Forum, Brown Spot Care

Updated 31 months ago

“Wanted to Remove Age Spots/brown Spots. Got Burned Instead - Michigan”

YSABEL 2 posts

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Not Worth It

Spent: $2,500 in Michigan

I had a fotofacial 5 weeks ago. This was my 5th session (which alternated with microdermbrasion). The purpose of the foto facial was to remove age spots/brown spots on my cheeks/nose. The procedure resulted in a burn spot on my cheek. It is size of a tip of pencil eraser. First, it was... more »

Created 2 months ago

“IPL Was Worth Every Penny - Colorado”

Skin Geek Colorado 1 post

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Worth It

Spent: $295 in Colorado

I love my skin after IPL. I was a teenage sun goddess and needed to undo a lot of sun damage that started becoming visible in my early 30s. IPL was a quick, effective and positive solution to my skin woes. It removed a number of dark sun spots, improved the texture of my skin and helped reduce... more »

Created 4 months ago

“Thermo-Lo for Sun & Age Spots - Golden, CO”

Runelady 5 posts

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Worth It

Spent: $120 in Golden, CO

I purchased 3 Thermo-Lo treatments for freckles, (sun & age spots), and it dramatically diminished the appearance of targeted spots on my face. I am amazed at how well this works and how affordable it is! The darkest spots on my face are now gone. This technology also works for broken... more »

Created 6 months ago

“Great Experience - My Brown Spots Have Been Lasered Away - New York”

MarionL 2 posts

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Worth It

Spent: $800 in New York, NY

My friend looked so great so I decided to do the same thing. Very happy I did. I learned about Dr. A from a friend of mine. I hadn't seen my friend in several weeks and drove up to meet her in Greenwich from Philadelphia. She looked great and I couldn't pick out why... more »

Created 7 months ago

“Once a Year my Dermatologist Removes Age Spots on my Face with Liquid Nitrogen. He's Fantastic! ”

NHaven 136 posts

Comments (8)

Worth It

Spent: $100 in oklahoma city, ok

Each brown spot is usually smaller than the tip of a q-tip but looks awful and only gets worse untreated. The trick is the ability of the dermatologist; going deep enough to remove the discoloration but not so deep that there is lightening or scarring. It's so much kinder than a facial... more »

Updated 14 months ago

“Age Spots on Face -- Pretty Excited - Tamarac, FL ”

CJBRH 7 posts

Comments (4)

Worth It

Spent: $250 in Tamarac, FL

On 11/24/10, I went in to have dark brown spots (caused by sun damage/age) removed from my face with IPL. I am a 49-year old, fair skinned, blonde hair, blue eyed, freckly person; and I had developed a dime sized brown spot on my lower right cheek, a smaller brown spot over my left eye lid, and... more »

Created 16 months ago

“IPL for Sunspots and Spider Veins”

Hhm 1 post

Comments (1)

Worth It

Spent: $500 in Montgomery,Alabama

I had been thinking about laser treatment for a couple of years. I have a very tenacious sunspot high on my left cheek and some chronic redness around my nose(which were actually very small veins) that depite numerous over the counter treatments, creams, scrubs...etc would not go away and I had... more »

Updated 21 months ago

“Just Had DOT Therapy for Sun Spots, Age 49”

cp4203 1 post

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Not Sure

Spent: $2,000 in Carmel, IN

I've tried IPL and fraxel to remove my "sun spots" but haven't had any results, so the doctor recommended DOT therapy. Removing the sun spots is my main objective, but it's also supposed to improve skin texture and fine lines, which would be an excellent side benefit since... more »

Updated 24 months ago

“IPL for Sunspots”

luminous 11 posts

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Worth It

Spent: $450 in Dublin, Ireland

I got several courses of IPL for very dark sun spots that suddenly showed up after a Greek vacation. I was dissappointed that they did not go away entirely - they are still visible. But they did fade a lot. I even used a hydroquinine cream for a while and it seemed to do nothing. If I could... more »

Updated 29 months ago

“IPL Not So Great for Age Spots on Tan/island/asian Skin”

Skatermom 2 posts

Not Worth It

Spent: $350 in Roseville, CA

I'm a medium tan island girl with a Fitzpatrick skin score of IV. I wanted to do IPL to get rid of age/brown spots that are so common with women of my decent. I had the procedure done by a reputable facial plastic surgeon and was warned my skin type is not ideal for IPL. It works on... more »