{"id":596791,"date":"2026-08-26T18:08:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T18:08:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/596791\/"},"modified":"2026-08-26T18:08:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T18:08:09","slug":"how-to-get-rid-of-age-spots-according-to-derms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/596791\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Get Rid of Age Spots, According to Derms"},"content":{"rendered":"

Figuring out how to get rid of age spots is like a rite of passage\u2014albeit one that occurs a little later in life. Also known as sun spots<\/a> (or solar lentigines), these common spots \u201care pigment your skin made in response to years of sun exposure,\u201d says Aderonke Obayomi, MD<\/a>, a board-certified dermatologist in New York, NY.<\/p>\n

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Unlike acne scars<\/a> that eventually fade or melasma<\/a> that emerges when you\u2019re pregnant, age spots are directly linked to sunlight. \u201cUltraviolet light signals melanocytes, the pigment-producing cells in the skin, to go into overdrive in specific spots\u2014and over time those cells stay switched on even when you are out of the sun,\u201d she says. That\u2019s why a spot that appears after decades in the sun doesn\u2019t disappear after a week or two.<\/p>\n

And age spots aren\u2019t just a matter of color. While their darker pigmentation can lean red and brown, there\u2019s also \u201ca textural change that can be seen with many age spots\u2014dry texture and for some people, rough patches of skin,\u201d says Rachel Nazarian, MD<\/a>, a board-certified dermatologist in New York City.<\/p>\n

Keep in mind, however, that what you may see as age spots can sometimes be a case of mistaken identity; after all, there are plenty of other brown spots on the skin. For instance, \u201cmelasma shows up as larger, symmetric patches, usually on the cheeks, upper lip, and forehead, and is driven by hormones and heat as much as by sun,\u201d says Dr. Obayomi. \u201cPost-inflammatory hyperpigmentation<\/a> is the mark left behind after acne, a bug bite, or a scratch.\u201d All three require very different approaches. And on top of that, some lookalikes could also be skin cancer. \u201cIf a spot is changing in size, shape, or color, or simply looks different from everything else on your skin, that needs a professional eye promptly, because some skin cancers present as a dark spot,\u201d says Dr. Obayomi. All of which is to say: It\u2019s worth starting with a trip to a dermatologist to understand what you\u2019re working with.<\/p>\n

The Best Products to Get Rid of Age Spots<\/p>\n

Starting with the good news: Topical serums and creams can go a long way in minimizing age spots. However, in-office treatments tend to be more powerful and yield results more quickly, so the ideal approach would be to pair them. Lasers, chemical peels, and treatments like intense pulsed light (IPL) can also go a long way in lightening age spots, according to Dr. Nazarian.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Figuring out how to get rid of age spots is like a rite of passage\u2014albeit one that occurs…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":596792,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[5096,37487,37488,9156,5097,1416,163,85,46,5098,5094,5095,9158,9157,5101],"class_list":["post-596791","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-health","tag-_commerce","tag-_presets_commerce_vogue","tag-_presets_commerce_vogue_beauty","tag-_seo","tag-_syndication_noshow","tag-beauty","tag-health","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-onecolumn","tag-shopping","tag-skin","tag-storytypecategory-guide-comparison","tag-textabovecenterfullbleed","tag-web"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/596791","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=596791"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/596791\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/596792"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=596791"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=596791"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=596791"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}