Readers weigh in on hiding or removing facial dark spots
Readers set a new record for the number of responses, this time to Jennifer T., who developed a brown spot on her face and was looking for solutions that really work. Thanks for your help and here goes:
See a dermatologist to confirm it’s noncancerKeith P. products? It is very confusing.— — JoAnn O. Fiona M. ous. Jeff F., a doctor, writes, Retin-A by prescription “Now is a good time to remind your readers of the Laser treatments by an Dear Fiona: Confusimportance of learning the aesthetician — Mary M., ing for sure. But until ABCDEs of skin cancer, as Ann G. they invent a way to defy well as a yearly visit to the Neutrogena Healthy gravity, there’s nothing dermatologist, regardless Skin Eye Brightening that truly makes our necks of skin tone.” Eye Perfector (brush-on sag-free (except a visit to
Others who made the concealer) (neutrogena. the plastic surgeon). You same urgent point, many of com, $13.99) — Olga V. can douse those bags and them with personal expeLicorice root extract wrinkles with creams, rience with skin cancer: liquid (amazon.com, lotions, potions, serums, Julia M., Martha L., Mary $12.49) — Suzie M. oils, peels, extracts and
J., Marnah L., Kathy G., CMBeauty concealers gels, but I have not found Olga W., Jeanette K., Linn, (cm-beauty.com) — Felicia one that makes more than Ann M., Marti B., Beth S., T., Beverly S., Cynthia M. a tiny difference. I’d be Cheryl L. Mary Kay Clinical thrilled to learn that I’m Solutions Retinol 0.5 wrong. But on this one, I (marykay.com for consuldoubt it. tants, $78) — Carol P.
Dr. Dennis Gross Skincare Alpha Beta Universal Daily Peel (drdennisgross.com, $88) and Dr. Dennis Gross Clinical Grade IPL Dark Spot Correcting Serum ($92) “Within two months the spot was gone.” — Theresa M.
Gold Bond Ultimate Dark Spot Minimizing Body Cream (amazon.com, $9.34) — Maria W.
Oil of Olay Regenerist products (drugstores) —
Ann M.
Neutrogena Rapid
Tone Repair Dark Spot Corrector (neutrogena. com, $22.49) “Spot went away like that!” — Mary Beth K.
Clinique Even Better Clinical Radical Dark Spot Corrector + Interrupter (sephora.com, $54.50)
— Felicia T.
No7 concealers (us. no7beauty.com; ulta.com) “My very large brown spots on both cheeks have almost completely disappeared.” — Sandi M.
Ambi Skincare Fade Cream (amazon.com, $11.99) — Antoinette C.
Liquid nitrogen applied by dermatologist (cryotherapy) — Marybeth D., Ronnee T.; (From Ellen: This worked for me.)
Hydroquinone by prescription — Janice M.,
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