Sun damage creates brown spots, lines, wrinkles, yellow...

Ronald Shelton, MD answers: Skin sun damage: how to treat it?

i am 37 and have skin sun damage all over my arms, hands, face. is there any way to treat my skin to return former spot-free self?


Ronald Shelton, MD
15 months ago
By Ronald Shelton, MD - Manhattan Dermatologic surgeon

Sun damage creates brown spots, lines, wrinkles, yellow uneven surface contour from damaged elastic tissue below the skin surface, bruising, thinning of the skin, precancers and skin cancers.

Some prescription creams and resurfacing treatments, including chemical peels, laser resurfacing (both minimally invasive and invasive) and dermabrasion, can treat this damage. Certain lasers can specifically treat individual brown spots and others can treat unwanted facial red capillary blood vessels.

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