Dentist and Skin Care Blog from Boston's Area Leading Dental Office

Your skin doesn’t lie.  By the time you reach age 50, it will reveal a lot about your lifestyle and overall health. Blotchy brown spots that appear during aging are often the result of years of mistreatment and sun damage. However, other factors—such as medication, hereditary genes, or hormonal changes—can contribute to darkened patches around your face, scalp and hands. Sometimes called age spots, liver spots, sunspots, hyper-pigmentation or freckles, the dark spots are generally harmless but could grow larger with time.  Fortunately, you can prevent or reduce the appearance of uneven skin pigmentation:

• Get in the habit of slapping on sunscreen year round.  For added protection, apply serums containing vitamin C under your moisturizer. Vitamin C helps your SPF work more effectively by fighting free radicals and treat sun damage.  Facials, like by Smile and Skin’s Revitalizing Vitamin C facial, can infuse the skin with powerful antioxidants to restore brilliance and firmness.
• Home remedies such as lemon juice or buttermilk have been used for decades to fade away brown spots.
• Over-the-counter bleaching creams that contain hydroquinone can act as a lightening agent, but beware of rebounding spots.
• Consider a microdermabrasion session from board-certified Aesthetician Stacy Powell to exfoliate the skin and remove dark patches while reducing fine lines and signs of sun damage.

Smile and Skin Aesthetics also offers the advanced, clinically proven Environ skin care line to reverse the effects of aging, smooth skin, and even skin tones.  Spots belong on leopards, not your skin. Call today for a consultation or to learn more about our state-of-the-art skin care treatments.