Freckles are most common among fair-skinned people, those whom nature endowed with blond or red hair. The tendency to the appearance of these pigment spots is genetically determined, that is, inherited from past generations. Parents with freckles often have children with the same spots on their faces.
By their nature, freckles are clots of the pigment melanin, and that is why they often appear in the summer, under the influence of the sun, and can disappear in the winter. Under the sun, the production of melanin is activated, which is responsible for tanning as a protective reaction from the sun. And in some people it does not lie down in an even layer, and creates just such clots, small spots that are usually localized on the face, around the nose. But also these clots can appear on the arms, shoulders, neck, and even on the chest.
Why appear? - What do scientists say?
The exact reasons for the appearance of freckles in some people, and their complete absence in others, scientists still can not indicate. However, the mechanism for the appearance of these spots is well understood and studied. They appear due to an excess of melanin, due to its uneven concentration and distribution throughout the skin. The main factor here is heredity, but there are a number of reasons that can lead to stains, not only in childhood or adolescence, but even in adulthood.
Causes of Freckles
Among those, it is worth noting:
- Hormonal malfunctions of various types,
- Digestive tract problems, and especially liver disease,
- Vitamins, stress, problems with the protective functions of the skin.
Given such an abundance of causes leading to freckles, it should be noted the importance of determining a specific factor relevant to humans. If the reason has already been determined, and it is not dangerous, for example, if we are only talking about heredity and the appearance of freckles at an early age, then you can not worry. If it comes to dangerous phenomena that are the basis of these skin problems, then you need to see a doctor and treat the root cause. As soon as the body returns to its normal state, freckles will cease to appear.
If they do not pass, despite the fact that everything is in order with the body, or if a person would like to get rid of them, knowing about their genetic origin, this is quite real. There are a number of modern techniques that allow, with varying degrees of effectiveness, getting rid of spots on the face, some of them are feasible at home, while others require visits to the beauty salon.
How to get rid of freckles?
Many people find freckles beautiful, and people who own them are amazing. But others at the same time complex due to the presence of such “sunny” marks on the skin, and want to get rid of them. One of the best and most demanded methods of getting rid of freckles today is peeling - it is really effective in practice.When performing this procedure, the skin is treated with special acids, which eliminate both small and large pigment spots, leaving the skin integument of a single color. This is a safe method, and many people opt for it.
Skin resurfacing is another technique to get rid of freckles. In this case, hardware peeling using a laser is used, using special means that remove pigment and promote active exfoliation of the skin. This is a more serious procedure, which should be carried out under the supervision of a doctor. It is carried out in a course of several days, but not more than 10.
If freckles appear on sensitive skin, or due to the fact that it has lost its protective functions, it is actively recommended to use the quartzization method. In this case, the skin is exposed to radiation for 10 days. Processing is performed every second day. As a result, it is possible to strengthen the protective functions, to conduct a kind of preparation of the skin for the effects of the sun and other negative factors, and this will exclude the appearance of freckles, or make the area of their rashes minimal.
Thus, freckles in many cases are a completely normal phenomenon associated with genetics. If freckles appear from childhood, just like their parents - this is completely normal, and do not worry about this. If they appeared suddenly, or the area of their manifestation suddenly increased significantly, if they switched both to the back and arms, it is worthwhile to consult a doctor to find out why this happened.
As a rule, the causes are detected quickly enough, and in the future, after treatment, the spots disappear. And even for those for whom they appear for genetic reasons, these spots can appear and disappear, they are not forever. Doctors and scientists have not yet fully studied this mechanism, but it is hoped that in the near future the secret of freckles will be fully revealed.
