San Diego, CA (PRWEB) December 13, 2012
Shaft Medical San Diego, the areas leading aesthetic medicine practice providing the full range of advanced cosmetic procedures, now offers the FDA-approved Prolite IPL (Intense Pulsed Light) system for skin rejuvenation and reduction of unwanted skin pigmentation such as age spots.
Over time, natural skin aging and exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation causes the skin to produce pigmentation irregularities. These areas, commonly known as age spots, are caused primarily by years of exposure to UV light from the sun and through use of commercial tanning lamps and tanning beds. Age spots, also called liver spots and solar lentigines, are flat gray, brown or black spots. They vary in size and usually appear on areas most exposed to the sun such as the face, hands, shoulders and arms. Your genetic makeup may also play a role in how susceptible you are to the development of age spots.
The pigment in the upper layer of skin (epidermis) that gives your skin its normal color is called melanin. UV light accelerates the production of melanin, creating a tan that helps protect deeper layers of skin from UV rays. On areas of the skin that have years of frequent and prolonged sun exposure, age spots appear when melanin becomes "clumped" or is produced in particularly high concentrations. In addition to sun exposure, simply becoming older can cause the extra production of melanin.
True age spots are harmless but they can look like cancerous growths. For cosmetic reasons, age spots can easily be lightened or removed. The Prolite IPL skin rejuvenation laser San Diego and La Jolla uses specific filters that deliver a series of gentle light pulses to the skin, targeting melanin and hemoglobin. The pulses can fire every two seconds allowing for the treatment of large areas such as the entire face, neck and d
