AGE SPOTS

Within our culture, spots are not well appreciated. Getting spots is not liked by any of us at any time. It seems that when looking in the mirror there is never a feeling more terrible than to find a spot or spots looking back at us, but as age creeps up on us many of us will find spots forming on our hands and faces. Some call these liver spots, age spots or sun spots, whatever we call them the reaction to them is usually the same, we reach for a spot remover.

Age spots are technically named lentigines and are the result of deposits of excess pigments on the skin formed by exposure to the sun. This is one of the reasons apart from the obvious illnesses caused that dermatologists recommend that we avoid exposure or too much exposure to the sun.

Although most of these age spots are harmless and ridding them needs no more than a trip to your nearest dermatologist, these spots can be skin cancer in its early stages masquerading as age spots. If you find the age spots are enlarging, changes colour, thickens, itches or bleeds you must have them checked out by your doctor. I have always recommended a thorough check up by your doctor at least once a year.  If you do have one (which everyone over the age of 50 should have), make sure that the check up includes a skin examination...(more)

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