What are freckles? Why do some people have freckles and some don’t?
Every time I look in the mirror, I feel insecure because it is something I don’t want to happen. I can’t choose whether I have it or not, or sometimes I know I will have it because it is genetic and I prevent it in every way, but it still happens. The cause comes from freckles, a type of skin disorder that anyone can get. The whiter the skin, the more obvious it is. In addition to freckles appearing on the face, freckles can also appear on the body and can appear in large quantities if not properly taken care of.
Freckles, which we know from the fact that they are a type of skin disorder that mostly appear on the face, appear as brown, various shades, both dark and light, mixed together on the face, most prominently on the cheekbones and nose. Freckles, when they occur, if not treated, will spread and increase in quantity.
What is a rash? How to treat it?
Results depend on each individual’s skin condition.
Freckles on the face and body come in many different types and can be classified as follows:
1. Freckle
Freckles appear as small brown spots. Freckles are often found in areas that are easily exposed to the sun, such as the cheekbones or nose. Freckles are usually caused by the cells under the skin that are in the pigment zone working.
Freckles are caused by abnormal functioning of pigment cells under the skin. The main cause comes from genetics and heredity, which causes a person’s pigment cells to be more sensitive to light or UVA or UVB rays than normal. Therefore, some people have freckles since childhood or adolescence, without being exposed to other factors that cause freckles. When freckles appear on the face or body, they should be cared for and treated appropriately to prevent them from spreading, spreading, or becoming larger.
2.Hori’s nevus
It appears as small, scattered spots or patches of brown or gray or black color with unclear edges. Deep freckles (hori’s nevus) have similar appearance to melasma and appear in large quantities on the cheekbones, nose, and temples.
Hori’s nevus is a type of pigmentation that occurs from abnormalities in cells related to pigmentation in the dermis. Hori’s nevus can be found from birth, along with the increase in human hormones during adolescence or pregnancy. We don’t have to wait until we are older and when stimulated by various factors such as UV rays, both UVA and UVB, it will make Hori’s nevus even more visible in color. Age is another factor that can make Hori’s nevus darker in color as well.
3. Seborrheic keratosis
This type of freckles looks like small, scattered bumps with a variety of shades of light brown and dark. They can be found all over the body, including the face, neck, chest, and back. Seborrheic keratosis is caused by the epidermis growing abnormally, along with exposure to triggers such as sunlight, radiation, and aging. This type of freckles will grow larger as we age.
Seborrheic keratosis can occur in large sizes and may occur as small bumps that can later become larger, more raised, and darker in color. Seborrheic keratosis is a type of mole that is relatively slow in development. Seborrheic keratosis can occur in large sizes and may occur as small bumps that can later become larger, more raised, and darker in color.
4. Solar Lentigos sunshade
This type of freckles appears as small spots or flat patches that are black to brown in color and have a clearly visible edge. Solar lentigines are most commonly found in areas that are frequently exposed to sunlight, such as the face, arms, or legs.
This type of scar mostly occurs in people with fair skin tones and in people who are older.
What is a rash? How to treat it?
Results depend on each individual’s skin condition.
There are many causes of Freckles:
1. Sunlight, both UVA and UVB rays
Sunlight is the main cause of skin damage. Freckles can also occur from sunlight. This is because sunlight is what stimulates the creation of melanin pigment. When the body has created melanin, there will be dark spots or different colored spots on the face, which is considered a skin disorder caused by sunlight.
Not only that, sunlight, both UVA and UVB rays are also important factors that make freckles larger, darker in color and spread better. This is because when sunlight rays enter the skin, they stimulate melanocytes beneath the skin to create more pigment or melanin, which is why more brown spots appear on the skin.
2. Light from mobile phone screens, lights, light from TVs
The above mentioned contain a large amount of blue light, which is a major factor that causes skin reactions and causes freckles.
3. Stress
Because the stress that occurs in people affects the production of hormones in the body, causing mood swings, causing hormones to become unbalanced and causing the accumulation of melanin, which results in freckles.
4. Hormones
According to research, women tend to have more freckles than men because in the female body there are female hormones such as estrogen and progesterone. In this case, it causes changes in the sebaceous glands, which causes freckles to appear on the face.
5. Genetics
It is inevitable that if one’s father or mother has Freckles, then we will have them too. In this case, genetics depends on each person’s ethnicity, race and background, which results in the occurrence of Freckles according to birth.
What quantity of Freckles can be treated and give the best results?
To get good results from treating freckles, treatment should start when the freckles are not yet obvious or when you know you have them. This is because if treatment is not started early, the color of the freckles will become more obvious and spread out, making it more difficult to treat and the freckles will accumulate until they become more obvious. If treatment is started when the color of the freckles is not yet obvious, the freckles will fade even faster, to the point where they may not be visible at all.
Understanding Freckles
Freckles are skin pigmentation disorders that are caused by genetics and care. Therefore, freckles cannot be completely cured. They can only be faded. The degree to which freckles fade depends on the amount of freckles, their density, and how well they were cared for after treatment, and whether there is a risk that they will return to being as obvious as before. In some people who take good care of them and do so continuously, freckles may fade to the point where they are not visible.
Choosing a moisturizer and sunscreen to prevent freckles
Applying moisturizer or sunscreen is only to prevent freckles from getting darker. It is like the first line of defense to protect your face from sunlight and pollution, which are the factors that cause freckles. Choosing the product is very important. Start by choosing a sunscreen with SPF50 PA ++. The higher the SPF of sunscreen, the more oily your face will be. Therefore, you should choose a moisturizer that contains sunscreen to protect your skin from the sunlight. You should also reapply sunscreen every 2 hours to effectively protect and shield your skin from the sunlight.
How to effectively care for Freckles
1. Use medicine or skin care products to reduce freckles.
Using a cream or medication that contains retinoids or vitamin A can help reduce the appearance of freckles because retinoids help exfoliate the skin. Hydroquinone can also help to even out skin tone and reduce melanin production. This can help reduce the appearance of freckles on the face. However, using products that contain retinoids and hydroquinone should be done under the supervision of a doctor because of the dangers of exfoliation.
2. Exfoliation
Exfoliation with various methods: This method, if done incorrectly, can cause the skin to become thin. Furthermore, aftercare is important, so it must be done by a specialist only if you want to exfoliate with various fruit acids.
What is a rash? How to treat it?
Results depend on each individual’s skin condition.
3. Using laser treatment
The use of lasers for treatment, however, lasers help destroy melanin pigments on the skin surface by breaking up and dissolving the melanin pigments, and inhibiting and slowing down the formation of melanin pigments so that the color returns to being clear more slowly than normal, and can treat both deep and shallow freckles very well.
The treatment methods mentioned above can be received at all branches of Rasmi Phum Clinic.
