Dark age spots
Extensive sun damage can cause dark age spots and brown spots on exposed areas of the skin. Dark age spots may reduce in appearance from a home treatment: bleaching agents like hydroquinone can stop pigment production so long as they are being applied. Recent health concerns about repeated hydroquinone exposure suggest that the best path to treating dark age spots may be a professional skin treatment. Dermatologists use lasers and intense pulsed light to treat dark age spots.
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Dark age spots Q + A
Does Fraxel get rid of age spots or does it just make them fade?
Answered by Ronald Shelton, MD, New York City Dermatologist
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Best chemical peel for sun damage
Answered by David Hansen, MD, Beverly Hills Dermatologist
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What's the best age spot treatment for sun damaged hands?
Answered by David Reath, MD, Knoxville Plastic Surgeon
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How can I get rid of age spots?
Answered by Robert M. Freund, MD, New York City Plastic Surgeon
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The doctor was great and the pain not too bad but I didn't see any improvement at all after my first treatment. Which makes me...
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