Bleaching Creams & Products Ineffective
There are a wide range of topical products sold for age spot treatment. Most involve some bleaching agent. Bleaching creams are good for bleaching large areas of discoloration such as melasma. But when you’re trying to treat individual age spots, bleaching creams tend to bleach the area around the spots more than the spots themselves. Thus the topical bleaching creams are usually not good for bleaching individual brown spots because it is impossible to confine the cream to the area where the spot is, which usually results in a ring around a brown spot.
In my opinion, your typical bleaching creams like hydroquinone, kojic acid and bleaching creams don’t work as well as one would like. Topical Retin-A, on the other hand, can be good but it can also be irritating, especially to patients with light skin. In addition, you should never use bleaching creams or products like Retin-A or alpha hydroxy acids (which can also lighten the skin), without first using a sunscreen in the morning because all bleaching creams, Retin-As, and alpha hydroxy acids make you more sensitive to the sun.
Consult a Physician
Ideally, benign spots are treated with lasers. Consult with a laser surgeon to learn about your options.
Further information on sun spotting can be found : How Can I Remove Age Spots?, Laser Treatment for Age Spots, & Choosing a Doctor
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