Laser Treatments
Age / Skin Spots

Age spots, or “liver spots” as they’re often called, have nothing to do with the liver. Rather, these flat brown spots are caused by years of sun exposure. They are bigger than freckles and appear in fair skinned people on sun-exposed areas such as the face, hands, arms, back, and feet. The medical name for them is solar lentigo. They may be accompanied by wrinkling, dryness, thinning of the skin, and rough spots.

A number of treatments are available, including skin-lightening agents, and laser therapy. Tretinoin cream is approved for reducing the appearance of darkened spots. A sunscreen or sun block should be used to prevent further damage.