The sun has a profound effect over years of exposure on the skin, causing premature skin aging, skin cancer, and many other skin changes. Exposure to ultraviolet (UV) light from the sun accounts for most premature skin aging. Many skin changes that were commonly believed to be due to aging, such as easy bruising, are actually a result of prolonged exposure to the sun.

Sun Damaged Skin

Sun damage builds over time

Excessive sun exposure is responsible for most of the skin damage associated with aging. Much of the skin damage is merely cosmetic, but some effects, such as skin cancer, are more serious.

Do you know how the sun damages your skin?

Skin texture changes caused by UV exposure (eg, from sunbathing, tanning) include thick skin in coarse wrinkles, especially on the back of the neck (cutis rhomboidalis nuchae), and thinning of the skin causing fine wrinkles, easy bruising, and skin tearing, particularly on the forearms and back of the hands.

Blood vessel changes lead to bruising with only minor trauma in sun-exposed areas. The sun also causes the appearance of tiny blood vessels (telangiectasias) in the skin, especially on the face.

Being in the sun makes us feel better. The sun can improve our mood and provide us with essential vitamins to help keep us healthy.

What happens to sun-damaged skin?

The most common skin condition that is a result of sun-damaged skin is called solar keratosis. Solar keratosis changes the size, shape, structure and organisation of our skin cells.  Solar keratosis lesions may be light or dark, brown, pink, red, a combination of these or the same colour as your skin.  Skin color changes caused by sun exposure are common. The most noticeable sun-induced pigment change is brown spots (solar lentigos). Light-skinned people are particularly prone to freckles. Large freckles, also known as age spots or liver spots, can be seen on the backs of the hands, chest, shoulders, arms, and upper back. UV exposure can also cause small white spots on the legs, backs of the hands, and arms (guttate hypomelanosis) as well as red areas on the sides of the neck (poikiloderma of Civatte).

Moles (nevi) are usually seen in sun-exposed areas. Although it is normal to acquire new moles from childhood through young adulthood, their formation is stimulated by the sun. Most moles are normal; atypical moles, which are seen in non-sun-exposed areas and are larger and more irregular than normal moles, serve as an indicator that the person with these types of moles may be prone to developing melanoma, a type of skin cancer.

Pre-cancerous skin changes include red, scaly lesions (especially on the face, ears, and backs of the hands) called actinic keratoses. When on the lip (usually the lower lip), it is called actinic cheilitis. Actinic keratoses are considered premalignant lesions because 1 in 100 cases per year will develop into squamous cell carcinoma, another type of skin cancer.

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Mole Removal Introduction

Mole Remover on face

While many people have moles or cysts on their faces, these blemishes can bother some individuals more than others. And if a mole on your face or body is exacerbated by your day-to-day movements, mole removal surgery may be your only option to lead a more comfortable life.

Professional mole removal is very costly and sometimes leaves scars on your skin. If your moles do not show any sign of turning into a serious problem such as cancer, you can try one of many natural remedies to remove them.

Moles, or nevi, are frequently removed for a variety of reasons.

Excision (cutting) followed by stitches and

Excision with cauterization (a tool is used to burn away the mole).

Although laser removal has been tried for moles, it is not usually the method of choice for most deep moles because the laser light doesn’t penetrate deeply enough.

Typically, the doctor or dermatologist (a skin specialist) may choose excision with or without stitches, depending on the depth of the mole and the type of cosmetic outcome desired.

What is a mole?

Before & After Mole Removal

Many people refer to a mole as any dark spot or irregularity in the skin. Doctors use different terms. birthmarks abnormal collections of blood vessels (hemangiomas) keratoses (benign or precancerous spots, which appear after about age 30 years)

What causes moles?

Some people are born with moles. Other moles appear over time. Sun exposure seems to play a role in the development of moles and may even play a role in the development of atypical, or dysplastic, moles. The role of heredity cannot be underemphasized. Many families have a type of mole known as dysplastic (atypical), which can be associated with a higher frequency of melanoma or skin cancer. Examines your mole, and takes a medical history. how the mole is best removed, be it excision or laser. easier to remove than if it were on the lid itself.

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