What's the best way to get rid of age spots on Asian or ethnic skin?

I am mixed with Chinese and East Indian and I have developed age spots on my cheeks. How can I get rid of them? Many of the solutions I have read about work best on fair skin, especially lasers, which although effective, seem to be potentially harmful to darker skins. My skin type is a combination of Chinese and Indian.

What's the best way to get rid of age spots on Asian or ethnic skin?
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A: Be conservative with age spot removal on ethnic skin

Arnold R. Oppenheim, MD

As you intimated, one has to be careful with light devices such as IPL in your case. I would recommend topical treatment first. There are many agents which can help with these lesions, dyschromia. I would recommend Retin A microgel 0.04. A recent paper in the dermatology literature showed that the weaker... more

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