Flat, brown areas usually found on the face, hands, back and feet. They vary in size from 1/8 of an inch to several inches (0.3cm to several cm) and are associated with aging, but long-term sun exposure is also a major cause. Also: Liver Spots

	Castor Oil As A Treatment "...Conditions which have been responsive to castor oil applications include ... ’liver’ or age spots..." Centrophenoxine As A Treatment "...Appearances of lipofuscin in the skin are referred to as liver spots..." Concern Over Wrinkled Skin The Condition "We usually define skin by what we see: our pigmentation, age spots, moles - and wrinkles..." Cystine As A Treatment "...Reduces the accumulation of age spots..." DMAE As A Treatment "...Apparently removes lipofuscin (accumulation of toxic pigments) from cells, including nerve and brain cells (neurons), and age spots from the skin..." Glycolic Acid As A Treatment "...Glycolic Acid is one of the most effective substances to use in the treatments of many other skin conditions including white-heads, blackheads, pustules, age spots and age-thickened skin..." Liver Spots The Condition "Flat, brownish skin discolorations (solar lentigines) found primarily on the face, hands and arms are called age spots, sun spots and sometimes liver spots..." Macular Degeneration The Condition "...These deposits are similar to age spots on the skin..." Sun Damage/Overexposure The Condition "...After 20 to 30 years or more, the built-up damage appears as wrinkles and age spots..." Vinegar As A Treatment "...Age spot fader - Mix equal parts of onion juice and vinegar and use it daily on age spots..."

Last updated: May 10, 2007