Age Spots

What are age spots?

Age spots can occur when skin is exposed to the sun, as it causes an increase in the production of cells known as melanocytes that increase melanin in the skin, thus turning the skin darker. These dark skin patches are known as age spots, brown spots, dark spots, sunspots and liver spots. Age spots generally appear on exposed skin areas like the face, neck, chest, back, shoulders and hands.   
There are three distinct types of acne, ranging from mild to severe: 

• Comedonal acne is the mildest form of acne, and is predominated by white heads (closed comedones) and blackheads (open comedones). 
• Inflammatory acne is a moderately severe form of acne that consists of pink bumps (papules) and pustules (pink bumps with white pus). 
• Cystic acne is the most severe form of acne, and results in large, painful, swollen, deep red bumps that may heal with scarring.