Brown Spots- Hyper Pigmentation- Types, Diagnosis & Treatment Options
1.What are Brown Spots And Why Do They Form? What Causes their Formation?
Brown spots are age spots caused by overactive pigment cells. This is caused by Ultra violet light speeding up the melanin production, which is responsible for the skin color. When you have many years of sun exposure, age spots occur due to the melanin being clumped or being overproduced in high concentrations.
2. What Causes Brown Spots – Hyper Pigmentation Formation. What are the reasons and what increases the Risk factors?
- Medication side Effects
- Inflammation
- Wound Healing
- Irritation
- Diabetes
- Have light skin
- History of frequent exposure or Intense exposure to sun
- It can be caused due to sunburns
- Hormonal Changes
3. Where do these Brown Spots (alias Age Spots) Form In your Body.
- Back of the hands
- Face
- Back
- Shoulders
3. Where do these Brown Spots (alias Age Spots) Form In your Body.
Self-Care Options to Treat Brown Spots (alias Age Spots)
There are various self-care options like home remedies and OTC products which remain medically unproven till date. It is best to avoid using them to rule out the risk of aggravating side effects. Seek professional medical advice if you want to remove them for cosmetology reasons
What are Professional Treatment options to remove the dark spots, brown spots –hyper pigmentation?
Laser Treatment
There are different types of laser which are available to treat the brown spots. The most common laser to treat dark spots on the skin uses and intense pulse light laser. This light laser tragets melanin and breaks up the brown spots.
- Microdermabrasion
- Chemical Peels
- Cryotherapy
How to Prevent Brown Spots – Hyper Pigmentation after Treatment
Avoid the sun between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Because the sun’s rays are most intense during this time, try to schedule outdoor activities for other times of the day.
Use sunscreen. Fifteen to 30 minutes before going outdoors, apply a broad-spectrum sunscreen with a sun protection factor (SPF) of at least 30. Apply sunscreen generously, and reapply every two hours — or more often if you’re swimming or perspiring.
Cover up. For protection from the sun, wear tightly woven clothing that covers your arms and legs and a broad-brimmed hat, which provides more protection than does a baseball cap or golf visor.
Consider wearing clothing designed to provide sun protection. Look for clothes labeled with an ultraviolet protection factor (UPF) of 40 to 50 to get the best protection.
(Note for Self: This needs to be re-written based on doctors inputs)
