Brown Spots and Freckles
Brown spots in the skin are often Freckles or Sun spots. Freckles are due to increased melanin and fade or go away in the winter months. Sun spots may reduce in winter months but do not go away.
Both are a sign of sun damage and Dr Prasad would perform a full Skin survey and dermoscopy on your skin to check the nature of these pigmented areas and then discuss your treatment options with you. These include starting on ZO SKIN HEALTH regime and chemical peels and within 3-6 months these areas will be reduced. It is important to ensure that single or changing lesions are not representative of skin cancer.
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Brown Spots and Freckles Faq
Unfortunate dermatology doctors do not share this view. They are a sign that your skin has changed by producing a cluster of melanin as a result of excessive sun exposure. This is a protective change produced by the skin and a sign that tells you we need to improve your sun protection. Doing so will pay off in years to come.
Yes absolutely. We use much more ‘active ingredients’ that are delivered to the deeper layers of the skin and we combine creams with Hydrafacial that removes your dead skin cell layer and lasers which reduce pigment within your skin.
We can remove your existing sun damage but then we help you to find a sunscreen that you love using that will prevent new sun-damage. We also use maintenance skin care like Vitamin C and Retinol that will keep the melanin levels low.