How to get rid of age spots on the skin

Skin aging is given out not so much by wrinkles as by pigment formations, which every year on the body become more and more. As a rule, under the influence of ultraviolet, and more simply — sun. Its scorching rays hit right on target during the period of work on the plot, and during the holidays, and on the beach.

This problem also has a downside: carrying out laser procedures in the summer, as you know, can cause this very pigmentation, which makes many women postpone their visit to the beautician until cooler times. But what if brown spots have already appeared on the body? 

We addressed these and other questions to the founder of the Laser Hair Removal and Cosmetology Center "LaserOK" Yana Sergeevna CHOBITOK.

A place under the sun, or Why age spots appear 

— Yana Sergeevna, do laser procedures carried out in the summer cause pigmentation?

— To begin with, it should be noted that pigmentation is genetic in nature and involves a different combination of coloring cells, melanocytes, which produce a special pigment — melanin. It is he who determines the color of our skin. This explains why some are characterized by aristocratic pallor, while others are —oriental swarthy.

In addition to the fact that melanin determines the color of our skin, it acts as a protector of the skin and, by absorbing ultraviolet light, protects its deep layers from destruction.   

But if the dose of ultraviolet radiation becomes unbearable for melanin, it cannot withstand such a load, and plaques of light or dark brown color form at the sites of the lesion. Their danger lies in the fact that they can develop into malignant formations on the skin.

How to protect yourself from sun exposure in summer:

• don't go outside during the midday hours with unprotected skin (use sunscreen);
• wear sunglasses and a hat;
• choose clothes that cover the body as much as possible.

The active sun should be avoided by all those who want to undergo a course of laser procedures at this time. A day spent on the beach under the scorching sun can show up on the skin with unwanted pigmentation.

Rules for laser treatment in summer:

• do not sunbathe for several weeks before and after the laser procedure;
• Several days after the procedure, apply sunscreen with an SPF factor of 50 or higher to the exposed treated area.

Let's head for Elos-rejuvenation: lighten spots and remove wrinkles

— But what if there are already age spots on the body? Can I delete them?

— Yes, Elos rejuvenation can be recommended in such cases. According to statistics from the New York School of Medical Sciences Cornell University, after such a course of procedures, hyperpigmentation disappears by 80%.  In addition, it allows not only to qualitatively brighten the skin, but also to significantly improve its general condition.

The Elos–rejuvenation course allows you to achieve the following results: 

• rejuvenation, tightening, skin lightening;
• removal of fine wrinkles and vascular changes;
• pore shrinkage.

— How is this efficiency achieved?

— Elos-apparatus works on electro-optical synergy: radiation

radio frequency waves in conjunction with pulsed broadband IPL technology allows you to effectively and gently act even on the deep layers of the skin. During the procedure, the old collagen fibers are destroyed, which leads to the subsequent stimulation of the production of a new skin elastin complex — and Elos rejuvenation occurs.  

The equipment allows you to work with any skin phototype. The doctor for each patient sets individual parameters of the wavelength of the elos device nozzle, checks the reaction of the skin to the impulses.

One session lasts 20—30 minutes, is comfortable and does not require anesthesia.

— To whom would you recommend such a course of rejuvenation?

— Very much. It can be used by girls who are tired of freckles and want to get rid of them. And women of elegant age, seeking to preserve youth, and, of course, all those who want to part with age-related changes in the form of age spots.
Typically, the course consists of five treatments with intervals of three weeks between sessions. The result can be seen after the first procedure. But to achieve the maximum effect, it is good to combine Elos procedures with salon peels. This will clear your face of dead skin cells. Recently, one of our patients underwent two elos rejuvenation treatments and one facial peel. As a result, her skin got rid of pigmentation and brightened so much that she visually became several years younger.

— Are there any contraindications to Elos rejuvenation?

— They are the same as for other laser procedures. They cannot be done by owners of a fresh tan, because the procedures are carried out on open areas of the body: face, hands, decollete. But if the laser is intended to affect areas of the body that are always covered by clothing, they can be done regardless of the time of year.