Each year, you blow out 1 more candle on the birthday cake to celebrate another year of growing older. What may accompany a new light on your desserts are, unfortunately, more age spots on your skin—not quite something you want to celebrate.
Age spots, also known as liver spots, appear as small, darkened areas on your skin that vary in size. You may simply blame all of your trips around the sun for these pigmented areas on your skin, but another culprit is the sun itself. When harmful UV rays hit your skin, it affects melanin production, creating freckle-like spots on your face, hands, back, shoulders, and arms.
At Regain Functional Medicine + Aesthetics, we have a few options for age spot removal in Leawood. Each treatment is noninvasive and effective.
Motus Broadband Light (BBL)
Broadband light photofacials use infrared and visible light to break up excess melanin beneath the skin. This treatment is far less aggressive than laser skin resurfacing because it keeps the top layer of your skin intact. Not only does a BBL session aid in age spot removal, it also reverses other signs of sun damage like vascular lesions. The light creates controlled damage, stimulating collagen production and enhancing skin cell turnover. You’re left with a more even skin tone and improved texture.
→ Want to learn about how we harness the power of light to improve skin laxity? Check out this article where we discuss laser skin tightening.
Chemical Peels
Chemical peels involve exfoliating your skin to remove the outer layer—which holds onto dead skin cells—and revealing a healthy, new layer. These peels vary in intensity from light to medium to deep. When we remove that top layer of skin, the process breaks down the excess melanin and boosts collagen production to restore your skin’s clarity. While it has a similar effect to that of broadband light, it works differently to produce the same outcome.
Skin Brightening Pads
Skin brightening pads use exfoliating ingredients to smooth, even, and brighten skin. Depending on your skin care goals, we can personalize this option to your concerns. We may also suggest using retinols and vitamin C serums.
Reduce Age Spots With Each Passing Year
Your trips around the sun should reveal themselves in the lights on your birthday cake, not the spots on your skin. For age spot removal in Leawood, we can help your celebrations feel much more cheerful. To learn more about our range of options, request a consultation or try our treatment planning tool.
