Melasma is a discoloration that is caused to the facial skin. This discoloration is a cosmetic concern that affects mostly women. It is not a life-threatening or dangerous skin condition. It is simply caused by excess sun exposure and the possible combination of hormonal changes in the body. It is commonly referred to as pregnancy mask. This mask is caused by the hormonal changes during pregnancy combined with exposure to the sun. Read more

Although this is a video showing the removal of an age spot, the same principle applies to melasma treatment.

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Melasma, also commonly known as chloasma, is a skin discoloration making the skin darker. When melasma occurs when a woman is pregnant, it is called chloasma. Melasma manifests as a circumscribed level, nonpalpable patch that is brownish in color and that has uneven borders. The frequent places where melasma develops include the cheeks, chin, forehead, nose and lips. But it is a relatively good thing for it is not cancerous, not tender, not itchy and not accompanied with other symptoms but the bothersome patch itself. Melasma is usually found in women than men – with these women being pregnant or women subjected to either contraception or hormonal replacement.

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Age spots can affect one’s self confidence. It is also perceived that age spots can cause cancer. But before jumping into conclusions, you have to know some basic things about age spots and skin cancer, and see how they are related to each other.

Age spots, also called sun spots are common when one ages. The more sunlight the skin absorbs, the more likely that age spots will appear on that area. It can be concluded that aging is not only the cause when it comes to developing age spots. It happens that damaged melanocytes (the cells which gives us our skin pigment) accumulates together, thus forming these pigmented spots on skin.

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Melasma, also usually called chloasma, is a hyperpigmentation of the skin making the skin’s color uneven. When melasma appears when a woman is pregnant, it is called chloasma. It shows as a dark-colored blotch, usually brown with irregular borders. It is located on the face most commonly on the cheeks, chin, forehead, nose and lips. But this is the only problem in having melasma – the repulsive patch – and not tenderness, itching or propensity to develop into cancer. Gender-wise, women are more affected most especially those that are gestating or are drinking medications either for birth control or replacing hormones after menopause.

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The causes of Lentigines may vary in different aspects. And, there are many factors affecting it. Usually, it can be through genetics and extrinsic factors such as excessive exposure to sun. Actually, the responsible for the brown pigmentation is the melanin. It’s the one that protects the skin from ultraviolet rays and ultra infrared rays from the sun. However, too much exposure to the sun may generate later into dark spots. It does plainly explain like this that, the ultra violet ray quickens the production of melanin resulting into depletion and dispersion of pigments. And, there is a tendency to cluster together and form dark spots on the skin.

Aside from that tanning beds and commercial tanning saloons can be factors causing overnight forming of age spots and lentigines. Also a  poor diet, taking too much rancid fat foods and using perfume with high content of alcohol. However, there are chemicals that can inhibit the function of the cell. One of the best examples for that is the free radical from people who smoke and psoralens. On the other hand, this psoralens treatment or PUVA is use for psoriasis. And, sometimes it is mostly used for tanning session. Though, it is effective but on the other way around there are also side effects of using it because it will make your skin very sensitive to sunlight and prone to skin cancer.  Aside from that, genetics can be also one of the factors that can cause lentigines. It is the hormones such as the estrogen and progesterone. In some cases, the pregnant women may have this and after giving birth, it will diminish. It may also appear on kids.

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One of the most prominent danger signs of mask of pregnancy (melasma) is the rapid weight gain which often leads to the expansion of the skin tissues and that often leads to the appearance of lighter fine lines across the expansion area. Though pregnancy stretch masks may pose no danger at its onset because it is a skin problem that will naturally disappear afew weeks after the baby has been born.  Pregnancy masks often extend along the areas of the body that are rapidly expanding while the baby is growing and such places are those that require some forms of cover up.

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Cell carcinoma is referred to as a type of non melanoma skin cancer. It is one of the most common types of skin cancers in the world today. According to several surveys, 75% of most skin cancers in the United States alone are non melanoma or Basal cell carcinoma. Basal cell carcinoma often starts at the topmost layer of the skin- the Epidermis, and it is often painless and grows so slowly. Basal cell carcinoma is often recognize by the formation of a new skin layer which bleeds slowly and does not heal fast.

Majority of skin infected with Basal Cell Carcinoma are those that are exposed continuously to the ultraviolet radiation from the sun or from any other sources. Basal cell carcinoma is quite common among people who are over the age of 40 , however is also noticeable among people under such age,  you are also likely to develop the infection if you have a light skin, blue or green eye colour, red or blonde hair, and if you are have been exposed to some forms of X-rays especially during the treatment of another infection.

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Melasma is known to be one of the most common skin disorders especially amongst women. You are most likely to experience facial Melasma during prolonged sun exposure. Uneven skin tone on the face is usually a sign of this. Estrogen and Progesterone are female hormones which are believed by physicians to be the main contributors in skin pigmentation. Pregnancy is a common stage in women where they will experience various hormonal imbalances which may result to Melasma.  The pregnancy mask or an imbalance of pigments on the facial tissue will be lived through by most women during pregnancy. Oral contraceptives are also known to cause Melasma. Those that have darker skin types are most common to suffer from it.

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Liver spots, occasionally called age spots, are lesions not raised from the skin and that are most of the time colored brown, gray or black. The areas of the body that receive sunlight for most of the time are the locations where these lesions are usually developed. The face, hands and arms are the usual problem areas. They are mostly oblong in shape and ranges from very small to a centimeter in diameter. These spots are often accompanied by wrinkles and dry skin – signs of considerable skin degeneration.

The liver plays no part in the development of liver spots in spite of what the name suggests. So what then causes liver spots? But the generation of melanin increases when the skin, through prolonged exposure to the sun, sustains considerable damage. The consequence: age spot manifestation. But this does not take place in the blink of an eye. Instead, it takes years of cumulative sun exposure. As a result, skin damage at present forms only when you reach late adulthood. To our surprise, the sun is not the only causative factor. This is because even products that produce artificial tanning also cause damage to the skin. Then the last causative agent is age.

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Sunlight can cause dark spots and hyperpigmentation. This is in a way that prolonged exposure to the sun can aggravate the effects of age spots and pigmentation of the skin.   This happens when the skin absorbs too much ultraviolet rays. Vitamin D production is induced by ultraviolet rays. Some side effects of ultraviolet rays on skin include skin damage and aging of skin.

An effective answer against the sun’s harmful rays is using sunscreen. Sunscreens work by reflecting or absorbing the extra UV rays that the body doesn’t require. Sunscreens specifically block two kinds of UV rays, the UVA and UVB. UVA can cause skin cancer to progress, on the other hand, UVB is the one that causes sunburn. The problem against sunscreens is its unbalanced protection, when UVA is disregarded and UVB is blocked, which can cause more skin damage. In picking the best sunscreen, especially for people who already have age spots and hyperpigmentation, what should be put in mind?

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