Liver spots (age spots, solar lentigines)

Liver spots (Age spots) show up on your hands first

Age spots on your hands

 

You can fight the signs of aging you are seeing now…

Liver spots (or age spots) show up in the areas that get the most sun exposure. They vary a lot in size and are dark areas of pigment similar to freckles. These are very common after 50, but they can happen at any age. These spots are due to sun damage and therefore can increase in number with time. Sun block can help postpone them.

I got them on the back of my hands at the age of 20. The dermatologist I visited told me that they sometimes happen earlier and it does not mean there is anything wrong. Liver spot is just a name. They are absolutely not related to liver function.

Is it a liver spot or melanoma? Find out!

Melanoma is dangerous and can spread quickly. It is extremely important to be able to tell the difference between liver spots and melanoma. Melanoma spots are asymmetric, have badly defined borders, and have many shades of color through them. They can be itchy, sensitive, or bleed easily. If you are at all uncertain whether you have liver spots or melanoma, or you have a spot that seems unusual to you, definitely see a doctor. This is important to know for reasons of your health and safety.

Don’t like liver spots? Get rid of them!

Liver spots are harmless and can be lightened or removed. They can make you look old, and if you do not like them, you can do something about them. After treatment on the backs of my hands, they are now gone and have never come back.

I also do collagen induction therapy afterwards

The follow up for this is regular collagen induction therapy treatments to keep that skin from becoming thin. The back of the hand has thin skin and will become more so as we get older. The hands and the neck are two neglected areas for our skin that can really show the effects of aging. Make sure to moisturize both of them well. Collagen induction therapy can make the skin younger looking and healthier. Additionally, it can return firmness as well.

This can be an opportunity!

Since the first place these usually show up is on our hands, this can be a chance to try treatments there. You may be seeing this in other areas later. Find out what treatments you like best now. After seeing these on my hands… I found them on my forearms next.

Protect your skin from sun exposure

Just the fact that you are seeing the skin aging in your hands…says that you are getting sun exposure there repeatedly. If you are not using sun block consistently, you should. Moisturizers that are SPF that can be used under your makeup. Lip sticks and lip balms also come with SPF as well. Many great choices in sun blocks are available that can be used on the rest of your body too.

Choose carefully on sun block

I became concerned about aluminum in sun block when I learned that it was so destructive to coral. I now live near the ocean. Aluminum is bad for us as well. This absorbs through the skin. Recently, testing has found the presence of benzene in many sun blocks.

Here is a list of the sun blocks that tested to be free of benzene…

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