Age spots — also called liver spots and solar lentigines — are flat, gray, brown or black spots. They vary in size and usually appear on the face, hands, shoulders and arms — areas most exposed to the sun. Though age spots are very common in adults older than age 40, they can affect younger people as well.
True age spots are harmless and don't need treatment, but they can look like cancerous growths. For cosmetic reasons, age spots can be lightened with skin-bleaching products or removed. However, preventing age spots — by avoiding the sun and using sunscreen — may be the easiest way to maintain your skin's youthful appearance and to avoid these dark skin spots.
If you are not sure about any new spots on any area of your body, please see a dermatologist soon. It is not worth taking unnecessary risks.
Tip: Consider wearing floppy hats and sunglasses. Floppy hats protect the face and sunglasses can aid in reducing wrinkles caused by squinting. As many previous entries have noted, wear sunscreen daily regardless of weather conditions.
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