Sunlight is the first guilty to display the dreaded brown spots on the skin. Dermatologists recognize that the main underlying cause is exposure to visible light daily, not just the sun as is generally believed. Appear more frequently in women than in men, especially during pregnancy, making anovulatory or when suffering from hormonal disorders and the consumption of other drugs, including AEDs. In other cases arise for no apparent reason.
Treatment for this type of stain is twofold: to completely avoid visible light, not only exposure to the sun, using sunscreen sunblock daily and overnight skin lightening cream (especially acid based Kojic or hydroquinone) to lighten the patches.
Indicate that there are two types of brown spots. The first, as clarified in winter and turn brown in summer, are the melasma or chloasma is generally placed on the cheeks, forehead and upper lip. The latter do not vary, are solar lentigines are most common on the backs of hands, but also in the face. Outside there are freckles, nevi and melanocytic tumors. (more…)



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The Medical Association of Spain (WTO) recently published a report of the European Union warning that
Summer’s coming and prepare to go to take the sun and get tanned. This must be done with caution because our skin is jeopardized not only burn but
Excess body soap, and scrub with force, not a good habit because it eliminates oily skin cloak: defensive factor against a number of fungi and bacteria. They should avoid, especially people suffering from seborrheic dermatitis.