Summer is a difficult time for the skin. We expose it much more than in the winter to a much more aggressive environment, either indirectly due to heat and lack of hydration or directly to the sun. Therefore, in addition to increasing ailments related to atopic skin or burns due to overexposure to the sun without adequate protection measures, sun spots also multiply . These spots appear or are accentuated with exposure to the sun and appear especially on the face. Although they do not usually involve health problems, they do require monitoring and palliative and preventive measures can be applied to improve their aesthetic appearance. Why do Sun Spots Appear There are several clear relationships to sun spots , whether they are freckles or the fairly common lentigos. The first is its clear relationship with the sun . It is not a direct effect like a one-off exposure to the sun without protection, but it is produced by a cumulative effect. Therefore, there are three other clear cause-effect relationships:
Detect and Prevent Sun Spots Before any type of stain, the first thing to do is go to the dermatologist as the best professionals you have access to with Adelaide Naturopath Renew Health, to determine diagnosis and analysis . For example, lentigines , the most common sun spots , are very well defined, brown in color and a clear sign of photoaging, as are wrinkles. Treating them is important because they tend to grow in size and also in number as you age. On the contrary, another type, melasma , normally appears in young and middle-aged women, being more frequent in pregnant women. These spots appear in the area of the cheeks, forehead or upper lip and are accentuated with sun exposure in summer. The Diagnosis as the basis of your TreatmentYes, they must be clearly differentiated from moles or nevus , which are benign, and rule out any type of melanoma . The vast majority of lentigo-type sun spots do not pose a risk of skin cancer . What they do indicate is that the person has had prolonged sun exposure in their life - the sooner they go out, the more exposure they have been able to have. or you have especially sensitive skin that may carry an increased risk of skin cancer. Treatment of Sun Spots When it comes to treating sun spots the main point is once again in the diagnosis . For example, in melanoma, a correct treatment usually entails that the spots are mitigated, but there are also many patients in whom they reappear recurrently when they are exposed to the sun again. In the case of lentigos, as they are associated with age, they are not removed over time and the most common is that they increase in number and size on both the face and the hands. Being clear that these spots are mainly an aesthetic problem, it is the dermatologist who will best advise you when applying the most appropriate treatment:
Total Skin Care Although the treatment is effective, the problem is not solved. In Spain we are very exposed to the sun and if you are prone to these spots or have already reached an age in which many hours of exposure have accumulated, they will continue to come out. Therefore, we must adapt our habits beyond using a sunscreen with a high protection factor:
In short, you must be clear that our skin has memory, past "bad" behaviors, such as not having protected yourself properly, cause problems later. Still, protection and treatment, always advised by medical professionals, will help.
And if you are an Adelaide, remember, our Renew Health Therapies puts you in immediate direct contact with specialists in Dermatology. Find out if you still don't know it!
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