What are flaky spots? Teach you how to distinguish the spots on your face

Many people do not pay attention to facial sun protection and start to worry when spots appear on their faces. In fact, what we need most in our daily lives is to do a good job of sun protection. There are other factors that cause spots, such as facial dehydration, irregular work and rest, etc. Some people have flaky spots on their faces which affect their facial image. So what are these spots? What kinds of spots are there?

1. Freckles:

It is mostly hereditary and often occurs in brothers and sisters. It is not present at birth until it appears and becomes obvious during puberty. It is distributed on the face and various parts of the body. It is like millet grains, light brown or dark brown in color, and round in shape. Most siblings also have it. It is a congenital constitution and is difficult to treat with traditional methods. The only thing we can do is to prevent it from increasing in size or becoming darker in color. You can apply sunscreen creams or oils to avoid direct exposure to sunlight.

2. Dehydration spots:

Long-term lack of moisture or malnutrition of the skin (improper maintenance) causes cells to lack water or nutrition, resulting in damage or death, and leads to poor melanin metabolism, forming irregular spots of various sizes. Almost everyone has them, it’s just a matter of quantity. If you rarely maintain your skin, they will become mixed spots or dermal spots in about 3 years, and those who maintain it more frequently will take 5 years. For all dehydrated spots, customers must be informed that the sooner the better. The color changes from yellowish brown to brown to dark brown.

3. Age spots:

Floating on the surface, due to long-term lack of maintenance, skin aging or ovarian function damage. Everyone will have uterine tumors. There are two types: concave and uneven - slower to repair; slightly convex and uneven - faster to repair.

4. Sunburn:

Excessive sun exposure increases the amount of melanin in the bottom layer of the skin and gradually accumulates on the surface of the skin. Most of them are in the form of flakes or blocks, and are yellow or brown in color. This type of sunburn is relatively simple to treat. Regular nutritious and moisturizing facial masks will slowly heal the skin. You should avoid exposure to the sun, eat more vegetables and fruits containing vitamin C, and drink plenty of water to enhance metabolism and fade the pigmentation.

5. Pregnancy spots:

Generally, these spots will appear 2-3 months into pregnancy, also known as pregnancy spots. Most of them will disappear naturally 1-3 months after delivery. Sometimes, a little bit will remain on the face and fail to disappear completely. At this time, long-term massage, maintenance, and bleaching facial masks are required to gradually lighten the pigment and disappear.

6. Dark spots:

Commonly known as melanosis, it is mostly caused by long-term use of inferior, irritating creams containing mercury and arsenic, or A acid, fruit acid (poor skin resurfacing) or betel leaves, especially the use of perfume, blush, rouge, foundation, and pressed powder. The number of patients has gradually increased in recent years. Due to the competition in the cosmetics business, some manufacturers, regardless of the consequences, only want to make profits, and add mercury toxins into cosmetics and creams, claiming that they can cure dark spots, pimples, blackheads, and bleach. This is because mercury has bactericidal and bleaching powers, but it can only have a temporary bleaching effect. It will destroy the red blood cells in the skin, causing dermatitis or melanosis on fragile skin. More seriously, the use of ointments containing mercury will enter the body through the skin pores and damage the functions of the liver and kidneys. The affected areas are the forehead, cheekbones, behind the ears, cheeks, and neck. The color is light brown and will gradually turn into dark brown. In addition to cosmetics, it is sometimes caused by picky eating, excessive fatigue, lack of vitamin A and vitamins A, C, D, E, etc. If the color is brown, it is an epidermal spot. If not treated in time, the melanin will penetrate into the dermis and the color will deepen into black. At this time, it is a dermal spot.

7. Hemoglobin spots:

As the name suggests, zygomatic spots mostly occur in the cheekbone area. Some people may also have spots on both sides of the forehead, and their color is usually gray, brown or even blue-black. The skin pathological manifestation of zygomatic plaque is that scattered melanocytes can be seen in the upper layer of the dermis. Because sunlight is refracted when it hits the melanocytes in the dermis, the malar spots appear gray-blue. Since zygomatic spots are caused by the proliferation of melanocytes in the dermis, topical spot-removing drugs are ineffective against them.

8. Liver spots:

Also known as chloasma, most patients are middle-aged women, especially after menopause. The cheeks, forehead, eye circles, nose wings, lips, and chin are all parts of the skin that are exposed to light, especially the cheeks. They will form a symmetrical appearance, with varying sizes and irregular shapes. The spots are mostly light brown or dark brown, and some even cross the bridge of the nose, like a butterfly, so some people call it "butterfly spots."