What is the difference between freckles and dark spots?

Some female friends worry about the spots on their faces because it affects their facial image. No matter how a person looks, if her face is clean, she will be more beautiful. However, if a person is beautiful but has spots on her face, her beauty will be greatly reduced. So some women have dark spots, while others have freckles. So what is the difference between freckles and dark spots? Because different spots require different treatments, it is necessary to understand this issue.

freckle

Freckles are mostly hereditary, and are dot-shaped, round, oval, or in various irregular shapes. They are distributed on the face, especially around the nose and cheeks. They are most common. They are as big as a needle tip to a grain of rice, with a diameter of less than 2 mm. They are light brown to dark brown. There are dozens of them or hundreds of them. Most of them are densely distributed but do not merge with each other. They are scattered around the face in isolation. In severe cases, they can also be seen on exposed parts of the body such as the back of the hands, neck, front and back of the ears, ear cavity, shoulders and arms. Most are symmetrical. Freckles usually begin to appear in children around 5 to 10 years old, significantly more often in girls than in boys. They can also occur in girls after puberty. By adulthood (after the age of 20), most spots become dormant and stop developing.

Dark spots

There are many factors that cause dark spots. Long-term excessive exposure to ultraviolet rays and face-slimming injections cause a large amount of melanin to be produced, which is difficult to eliminate and is the biggest killer of dark spots. Skin aging can also lead to abnormal accumulation of the stratum corneum, making it difficult for melanin to be decomposed and metabolized. A hot environment will make melanocytes more active, so long-term exposure to a hot environment can easily cause dark spots. Genetic constitution is also an important factor. Some people have no spots on their faces throughout their lives, but some people have freckles at the age of 20, liver spots at the age of 30, and there is almost no normal place on their faces. In addition to the acquired environment, congenital constitution is also very important.

Freckles are hereditary, so to remove them, you can only rely on external medical means, such as laser treatment of freckles, but dark spots are pigmentation formed by acquired factors, so in addition to using laser treatment, you should also pay attention to your usual diet, so that your good complexion can radiate from the inside out!

The above is about the differences between freckles and dark spots. It turns out that freckles are genetic, so they are generally not easy to cure, but laser freckle removal is also a common treatment method, so it can be used. Dark spots are acquired due to sun exposure and ultraviolet radiation, so melanin is deposited, and spots are formed over time. Treatment also requires improving eating habits.