Age Spot & Sun Spot Treatment in Torrance
Treatment for selected brown spots and sun-related pigmentation on the face, neck, chest, hands, and arms, with IPL, picosecond laser, chemical peels, and preventive skin care chosen after evaluation.
Age Spot & Sun Spot Treatment at a Glance
Age spots, often called sun spots or solar lentigines, are flat areas of increased pigmentation that commonly appear on skin with years of sun exposure. Because several other skin findings can resemble an age spot, cosmetic treatment should begin with an evaluation of the spot itself. If a lesion is new, changing, irregular, bleeding, symptomatic, or otherwise uncertain, dermatology evaluation may be recommended before cosmetic fading treatment.
Understanding Age Spots and Sun Spots
Sun-related brown spots most often develop on areas that receive repeated ultraviolet exposure, including the face, chest, hands, and forearms. Treatment depends on whether the concern is a true solar lentigo, broader photodamage, freckles, post-inflammatory pigmentation, melasma, or another skin finding.
Why They Appear
Repeated ultraviolet exposure can lead to localized increases in pigment that become more visible over time.
Why Diagnosis Matters
Not every brown spot is an age spot. Treatment should be postponed when a lesion is uncertain or has features that need dermatologic evaluation.
Where Sun Spots Commonly Appear
Common areas include the face, décolleté, backs of the hands, and forearms, all of which receive frequent cumulative sun exposure.
A consultation maps your spots, assesses depth and skin type, and builds a plan before any treatment begins.
How We Treat Age Spots and Sun Damage
The provider first determines what type of pigmentation is present and then chooses the treatment category and settings. Skin tone, recent sun exposure, treatment area, medications, and history of pigment changes can affect the plan.
IPL Photofacial
IPL uses filtered broad-spectrum light to target selected superficial pigment. It is commonly considered for sun-related brown spots and broader photodamage when the patient’s skin tone and recent sun exposure make IPL appropriate.
Picosecond Laser
Picosecond laser may be considered for selected focal or persistent pigment concerns. See our Pico Laser Skin Repair page for the dedicated treatment overview.
Chemical Peels
Selected chemical peels may improve superficial discoloration and overall tone. Peel strength and formula should be matched to the skin and pigment concern.
Skin Care and Sun Protection
Daily broad-spectrum sunscreen and an appropriate home-care plan help reduce additional ultraviolet exposure and support maintenance after treatment.
Broad-spectrum light targets excess pigment on the hands and forearms, one of the first areas to show visible sun damage, with a cooling gel layer protecting the surrounding skin.
Age Spots vs. Other Brown Pigmentation
Brown spots can have different causes, and they should not all be treated the same way. If a lesion is new, changing, irregular, symptomatic, or uncertain, cosmetic treatment should wait until the spot has been medically evaluated.
| Type | What It Is | Often Suits |
|---|---|---|
| Age Spots | Usually flat, well-defined brown areas associated with cumulative sun exposure. | IPL, selected lasers, peels, or topical care after evaluation |
| Melasma | Patchy facial pigmentation influenced by multiple factors including sun exposure and hormones. | Usually requires a conservative, long-term pigment-management plan |
| Freckles | Small pigment spots that often become more visible with sun exposure. | Sun protection; selected cosmetic light or laser treatment when appropriate |
| Post-Inflammatory Pigmentation | Discoloration that follows acne, irritation, injury, or inflammation. | Topical care, peels, or cautious device treatment depending on skin tone and cause |
Who May Be a Candidate for Age Spot Treatment?
Cosmetic treatment may be considered when the pigmentation has been appropriately evaluated and the selected treatment can be used safely for the patient’s skin tone, treatment area, medications, and recent sun exposure.
- Stable, evaluated brown spots or sun-related pigmentation
- Patients who can avoid tanning and follow sun-protection instructions
- Patients whose skin tone and pigment history allow an appropriate treatment to be selected
- Patients who understand that some pigment conditions require maintenance or combination treatment
- Patients willing to postpone cosmetic treatment if a spot needs dermatologic evaluation first
What We Evaluate Before Recommending Treatment
The spot itself: We look at whether the pigmentation appears consistent with a cosmetic pigment concern or whether medical evaluation should come first.
Skin tone and pigment response: Fitzpatrick type is one factor, but prior hyperpigmentation or hypopigmentation also matters when selecting IPL, laser, or peel treatment.
Recent sun exposure or tanning: A recent tan can affect treatment timing and device selection.
Type and depth of pigmentation: Focal solar lentigines, freckles, melasma, and post-inflammatory pigmentation often require different strategies.
Medications and recent procedures: The provider reviews medications, skin care, recent procedures, and other factors that may affect healing or light sensitivity.
Recovery and maintenance goals: We compare expected downtime, number of sessions, and the role of ongoing sun protection before treatment is chosen.
Before You Book an Age Spot Consultation
Question 1 of 4What would you most like us to evaluate?
What best describes your recent sun exposure?
Which area are you considering?
How would you like to continue?
Thanks. Choose whichever way you’d like to continue:
Before and After Age Spot Treatment
Before Your Session
- Avoid tanning and self-tanner before treatment for the interval your provider recommends
- Follow instructions about retinoids, exfoliants, or photosensitizing products
- Arrive with the treatment area clean and free of makeup or self-tanner
After Your Session
- Temporary redness, warmth, or darkening of treated pigment may occur depending on the treatment
- Do not pick or scrub flaking or darkened pigment
- Use the recommended moisturizer and daily broad-spectrum sunscreen
Risks, Side Effects, and When We Postpone Treatment
- Temporary redness, warmth, swelling, crusting, or pigment darkening can occur depending on the treatment used
- Pigment can become lighter or darker after light, laser, or peel treatment, especially in patients prone to pigment changes
- Blistering, burns, prolonged irritation, infection, scarring, or texture change are uncommon but possible
- Cosmetic treatment should be postponed when a spot is suspicious, changing, actively inflamed, infected, recently tanned, or otherwise inappropriate for the selected procedure
Contact the office for significant pain, blistering, rapidly increasing swelling, spreading redness, drainage, or another unexpected reaction after treatment.
A brighter, more even complexion after a customized plan built around your skin type and goals.
Not sure whether the brown spots are age spots, freckles, melasma, or another pigment concern? Text us a photo or question and we can help you decide whether to book an evaluation.
Text Us a Photo or QuestionWhat to Expect With Age Spot Treatment
Evaluation
Before treatmentWe review the spot or pigmentation pattern, skin tone, recent sun exposure, medications, treatment area, and whether cosmetic treatment is appropriate.
Treatment Day
If treatment is appropriateIPL, picosecond laser, or a peel is selected according to the concern and skin. Appointment length and treatment sensation vary by the option used and the size of the area.
Early Recovery
The first days afterwardSome treatments can cause temporary redness, warmth, swelling, darkening, crusting, or flaking. Your provider gives specific aftercare for the treatment performed.
Follow-Up
As the pigment respondsWe assess the response before deciding whether another session, a different treatment, maintenance care, or no additional treatment is appropriate.
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Tone continues to even out on the hands and forearms over the weeks following each session in a series.
What Patients Say
“I had brown spots on my cheeks and chest from years at the beach. The IPL treatment made them darker at first, which scared me, but then they flaked off and my skin looked so much clearer. My makeup goes on smoother and I don’t feel like I need to cover up all the time.”
Linda P., 54 • Redondo Beach“Got Pico done for dark spots after acne. Nothing else worked before. This one actually cleared them up. Took a few sessions but skin tone looks way more even now.”
Kenji T., 36 • Torrance“I was nervous about a peel, but it was gentle. Just a little peeling like dry skin. After a week my face was glowing and the dark patches from pregnancy faded a lot.”
Elena R., 42 • Carson“I didn’t know sunscreen was such a big deal. They explained it and set me up with SPF and serum. My skin tone already looks brighter and I’m not getting new spots every summer.”
Jasmine W., 23 • Gardena“My hands and neck looked way older than my face from working outside my whole life. I tried the IPL and it really evened out the color. Not perfect, but way better.”
Robert K., 67 • Palos Verdes“They made me a plan with a chemical peel first, then laser toning, plus cream to use at home. Spots on my temples and forehead are much lighter now, and my skin feels softer.”
Anita S., 55 • Lomita
Confidence builds alongside clearer skin as each session in the series takes effect.
Age Spot & Sun Spot Treatment Pricing
Final treatment and pricing are confirmed after the provider evaluates the pigmentation and selects the appropriate option. First-time patients save 10% on an eligible single session. Where a Series of 3 is shown, that package price is calculated separately. Combination-area IPL rows are already discounted against booking the component areas separately.
Age Spot & Sun Spot Treatment FAQs
What is IPL skin treatment?
IPL, or Intense Pulsed Light, is a broad-spectrum light-based treatment that targets excess pigment in the skin. It’s commonly used to fade age spots, sun spots, freckles, and uneven tone on the face, neck, chest, and hands.
How does an IPL facial work?
Broad-spectrum light is absorbed by excess pigment in the treated area. Spots typically darken over the following days, then flake and fade over one to three weeks as your skin naturally clears the pigment.
Is IPL safe for my skin tone?
IPL is not selected from Fitzpatrick type alone. Skin tone, recent sun exposure, tanning, pigment history, treatment area, and the device settings all matter. Some patients are better suited to a different pigment treatment, so the provider determines whether IPL is appropriate after evaluation.
How should I prepare for treatment?
Avoid tanning and self-tanner for 1 to 2 weeks before your session, pause retinoids for 2 to 3 days if advised, and arrive with clean, makeup-free skin.
How many sessions will I need?
The number and spacing of sessions depend on whether the concern is an isolated age spot, broader sun damage, another pigment condition, the treatment chosen, and how the skin responds.
Does it hurt, and what does it feel like?
Treatment sensation depends on the modality. IPL is often described as brief warmth or snapping, while laser and peel sensations vary with the treatment settings and area.
How do I care for my skin afterward?
Spots may look coffee-ground dark at first, then lift and flake. Moisturize, avoid picking at treated areas, and wear SPF daily. Makeup is usually fine the same day or the next.
Do spots come back?
New sun-related pigmentation can develop over time, and treated pigment can recur or remain visible depending on the condition. Daily sun protection is an important part of maintenance.
Can I get treatment before a special event?
Allow enough time for the treatment-specific recovery period. Some pigment treatments can temporarily darken, crust, peel, or redden the skin before it looks clearer, so your provider can help plan timing around an event.
What is New Patient Pricing, and how is it different from the Series of 3 package price?
These are two separate offers and are not combined. New Patient Pricing gives first-time patients 10% off the standard single-session price of any treatment on this page, applied automatically to your first visit. Series of 3 pricing is a package rate available to any patient, new or returning, who books three sessions of the same treatment upfront. A new patient booking a series pays the series rate, not the single-session new patient rate.
Why the Treatment Choice Matters
Age spots, freckles, melasma, post-inflammatory pigmentation, and other brown lesions can respond differently to light, laser, peels, or topical care. The treatment plan should be based on the actual pigment concern and the patient’s skin rather than choosing a device from appearance alone.
Age Spot Treatment in Torrance and the South Bay
Visit Skin Works Medical Spa at 2573 Pacific Coast Highway, Suite B in Rolling Hills Plaza, Torrance. We regularly see patients from Redondo Beach, Manhattan Beach, Hermosa Beach, Palos Verdes, Gardena, Carson, Lomita, and San Pedro.
Hours: Monday to Saturday 9:00 AM to 7:00 PM · Sunday 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Complimentary Consultations Available Have the Brown Spots Evaluated Before You Treat Them We can review the pigmentation pattern, skin tone, treatment area, recent sun exposure, recovery preferences, and current pricing before you choose a treatment. |
Medical Disclaimer: This page is for informational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice. Age spot and sun spot treatments are elective cosmetic services. Individual results vary.
Lesion evaluation: Not every brown spot is an age spot. New, changing, irregular, bleeding, symptomatic, or uncertain lesions should receive appropriate medical evaluation before cosmetic pigment treatment.
Pricing: The New Patient Rate is 10% off one eligible regular single session on the first visit. Where a Series of 3 is shown, the package price is calculated separately and cannot be combined with the New Patient Rate. Combination-area IPL prices are already discounted against the source-listed separate-area values.
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