How To Get Rid Of Age Or Dark Spots Effectively?

The majority of people consider lines and wrinkles as visible signs of ageing. But these are not the only telltale signs of ageing which makes you look older and aged. The age spots or brown spots also called solar lentigines and liver spots actually give you much older appearance as compared to lines and wrinkles.

These spots appear as dark brown, black or reddish spots on face, neck, shoulders, arms and hands. They mostly target the areas that are frequently exposed to sun rays. These spots vary in size and shape and can be commonly observed in people of older age. In harsher climates, the age spots appear at much younger age as in the early 30s or 40s and appear more frequently in people with lighter complexions.

The chemical skin peel UK treatment can help to minimise the appearance of age spots, scars as well as sun damage. There is a range of skin peel treatments available that peels off the upper layers of skin from the epidermis to top and middle layers of the dermis. There are three basic categories of skin peel the UK which include the following;

• Superficial skin peels: If you are undergoing the peel treatment for the first time or if your skin is sensitive then choose glycolic or lactic acid skin peels. These are milder chemicals that penetrate through the upper skin layer and have no downtime. Lactic acid works quite well for hyperpigmentation so it’s good for age spots. Glycolic acid peel is bit aggressive as compared to lactic acid so it addresses the issues of acne scars and mild wrinkles.

• Medium chemical peels: TCA (trichloroacetic acid) peel helps to minimise dark or age spots, acne scars and hyperpigmentation. It penetrates deeper into the epidermis and an upper layer of the dermis to remove the damaged skin layer while improving new cells turnover. This helps to reduce blotchy sort of pigmentation. TCA peels are administered concentrations from 10%-50%. The higher concentrations turn the medium TCA peel into a deep skin peel as it penetrates deeper into the skin. The recovery may take up to a month following this peel treatment.

• Deep skin peels: Phenol is a powerful acid that penetrates through the deep layer of the dermis. It is not recommended for dark skin tones as it may cause post inflammatory hyperpigmentation.

In most of the cases, the superficial and medium peels effectively improves age or dark spots, improve rough and blotchy skin patches and even out the skin tone in jut few treatment sessions.

Possible side effects

Although the chemical skin peel treatments have been in use for more than a century, they do have side effects. A patch test is recommended before undertaking a skin peel treatment. The common side effects include redness, skin flaking and itching. The severity of these side effects depends on the concentration of the acid used for chemical peeling treatment.

Following the skin peel treatment UK, the skin becomes highly sensitive and vulnerable to sun damage so a use of a prescription broad-spectrum sunscreen with UV protection is recommended. It should be applied on daily basis.