Age spots are a common form of hyperpigmentation. They are benign collections of melanin, the skin's brown pigment, that form after years of exposure to ultraviolet radiation. This type of hyperpigmentation is usually seen on the face, hands or...
As you age brown spots, also called age spots or liver spots, may appear on your legs or other body parts. Age spots, medically termed solar lentigines, are an accumulation of the skin pigment melatonin---the tanning pigment on the top layer of...
Age spots, flat light to dark brown lesions that form on skin chronically exposed to sunlight, go by many names, including liver spots, sun spots, lentigines and lentigos. Particularly common on hands, arms, shoulders, and the neck and face, those...
The dark spots on your legs also are known as age spots. These dark spots appear after you have exposed your skin to the sunlight for long, extended periods of time. While people over the age of 40 are the most likely to form age spots, people at...
The brown spots on your legs are called age spots. The No. 1 cause of age spots is too much exposure to the sun. What causes age spots is a decrease in the amount of hormones your body produces. The hormones that control the melanin in your skin...
Dark spots on the legs can develop for many reasons. Spots can be as harmless as freckles or a sign or symptom of a serious disease. If you have any concerns about dark spots that develop on your legs or other parts of your body, it's best to...
Know what you're dealing with before starting any treatment for brown spots on your legs. Many spots are completely harmless, but the Mayo Clinic warns that brown spots with darker speckles could be a warning sign of melanoma--the most serious...
Skin disorders are sometimes the first sign that a person has diabetes. Diabetes can affect every portion of a person's body, including his skin. In fact, about 33 percent of diabetic people experience a skin disorder that's either affected or...
Ladies love to show off smooth, hair-free legs. But when shaving your legs leads to red spots, you suddenly want to hide those legs until the spots go away. Red spots can signify one of several issues. Depending on the cause, the spots may go away...
Dark spots on the legs are considered hyperpigmentation. The condition, which is typically harmless, presents when the skin's brown pigment, melanin, accumulates in excess in particular spots, explains the American Osteopathic College of...
One of the more visible signs of aging is changes to the skin. Some of these changes are natural, such as wrinkles and dryness, while others are a result of environmental factors. Repeated sun exposure can eventually form brown spots on the skin....
Age spots, also referred to as sun spots or liver spots, are flattened blemishes with a gray or brown color. They can occur anywhere on your body that has been exposed to the sun, when ultraviolet rays prompt an overproduction of pigment. Although...
Blood clots, also known as deep vein thrombosis, can be a potentially serious condition that must be treated immediately. Blood clots are often found on the arms and legs and in people who are not able to move around to allow for proper...
They get their name because age spots typically occur on both men and women over the age of 40. Though they have no connection to the liver, the dark, usually rounded brown spots that appear on the backs of hands and legs also are called liver...
Developing spots after shaving is a common problem. The spots look like a mild rash and appear a few minutes after shaving. They usually disappear after a day or two. This skin problem, which is called razor burn, is caused by irritation when...
Age spots, liver spots and freckles are just some of the names given to the areas on your arms and legs that have increased levels of melanin, or pigment. Most types of hyperpigmentation do not require treatment; unless the spots are a sign of...
When your skin becomes discolored, its root cause may include inflammation or sun damage. The skin between your legs is very delicate and prone to discoloration through skin damaging factors. Melanin, responsible for your skin's natural...
Age spots occur when melanin, the substance that gives your skin its color, is produced in excess in a specific area of the skin. This causes melanin to clump together, giving the appearance of a brown spot. Age spots are more common after the age...
A long day at the beach or pool, or repeated short exposures to the sun, can cause hyperpigmentation on your legs. This over-production of skin pigment, also known as melanin, can cause freckles and other discolorations. The situation isn't...
Foam roll stretching, also known as self myofacial release (SMR), is a technique used to get a greater stretch and relaxation of a given muscle. Traditional stretching, though good for you, does not cover all the bases when it comes to...
Many bodyweight exercises target both the forearms and upper back muscles simultaneously. The forearm muscle or brachioradialis has a lot of endurance-oriented muscle fibers, according to "3D Muscle Building" authors Jonathan Lawson and Steve...
The rectus abdominis is a large muscle that bridges the gap between the chest and pelvis. During ab exercises, you always recruit this muscle. However, by changing the angle of your body or moving a particular way, you will place more emphasis on...
Hair removal on the legs is easy, as skin is generally less delicate than in other areas that can require hair removal, such as the underarms or bikini line. The difficulty lies in that legs are a large area of the body, and so some hair removal...
Leg workouts provide numerous fitness benefits. Heart-pumping exercises that primarily depend on legs for movement typically include aerobic activity, such as hiking, running or dancing, and require purposeful motion with momentum. While aerobic...
Inversion table therapy involves being harnessed into an inversion table and hanging upside down for a period of time. It is intended to take pressure off the spine and relieve joint pain, headaches and improve posture.
Dark spots that appear on the hair follicle are most likely the cause of dark pigmentation in darker hair colors. The hairs are still visible after removal methods such as shaving and depilatory creams because these methods only remove the hair...
Spot reducing, the process of focusing weight loss in just part of your body, isn't possible. However, you can lose weight and focus your exercise and training on specific body parts. If you want to lose weight in your legs, focus on a healthy...
Spot reduction is a myth: Doing hip or thigh exercises does burn calories, but it won't automatically melt fat away from those specific areas. Exercising your hip and thigh muscles will, however, create a sleek, toned shape to be revealed as you...
Herpes zoster--more commonly known as shingles--is the reactivation of a previous infection with the Varicella-zoster virus (VZV). When you first contract VZV, it causes chickenpox. During recovery from chickenpox, VZV does not leave the body but...
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