Best treatment for prematurely aging arms and hands? (photos)

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I'm 34 years old and spent way to much time in real and artificial sun in my younger years. My arms and hands now look significantly aged with crepey and thin skin. I do not want to start using hand fillers at 34 to add volume. I'd like to do some kind of treatment that will give me noticeable improvements (smoother and plumper texture). Are lasers and dermapen effective treatments?

Barry M. Weintraub, MD, FACS · Answer

You are an excellent
candidate for BBL light-based treatments that target brown pigmentation from
prior sun exposure. It may take several treatments to clear the spots completely,
but most patients have great results.  If you do not want to use fillers, you might consider fat transplantation to your hands. I would suggest it be done by a board-certified plastic surgeon with years of experience. Because it is your own fat, after the transplantation surgery (or surgeries), you would not need to continue refilling your hands year after year, as with manufactured fillers.

Jason Emer, MD · Answer

I find that lasers in combination with fillers work great to this area.  I use sculptra on the arms with fraxel and radiesse/belotero on the hands with lasers or microneedling.  Best, Dr. Emer.

Ronald Moser, MD · Answer

Aging changes in the hands include signs of  sun spots, pigment and brown spots, and a wasting appearance due to fat loss and muscle wasting  after the third decade.  For the most part, sun-damage  is due to unprotected skin from the environment.   The best preventative measures include all the same we would think of for the face-- sunscreen, Vitamin C, retinols and exfoliating cleansers.Although dermal fillers , such as Radiesse, are perfect solutions for hollowness and a  scrawny appearance caused from  fat loss and  muscle wasting , IPL laser treatments - such as Cutera's Limelight - are great solutions to improve tone, texture and eradicate sun spots.  Depending on how much correction is needed,1-3 treatments , once a month should be sufficient.  With protection and prevention of further damage, treating 1-2 times/ year will keep hands looking youthful.

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