It’s bad enough to turn 60 and feel 45 on the inside. But when age spots, those nagging brown spots, begin to show up on your face, hands and décolletage, it’s like having your shelf-life stamped on your forehead. Not pretty.

Lentigos and keratosis, as the brown spots are called medically, appear over time, particularly on areas of the skin exposed to the sun regularly. No amount of cover-up makeup will disguise age spots well. And no single treatment of any product or home remedy will eliminate the brown spots either.

Then there is another kind of unwanted brown pigmentation, melasma. Usually occurring in women, it most often comes on with use of birth control pills or pregnancy combined with sun exposure. Certain lighting makes it look worse and it is very difficult to cover up.

Dr. Elaine has established a treatment regimen to battle the brown on every level. Because brown spots and discoloration can occur for any one of several medical reasons, a visit to your dermatologist is the first step in establishing a treatment plan to address your individual condition. Your doctor may recommend prescription skin bleach be applied nightly for a short period of time.

But now there are non-prescription treatments that can be used effectively at home to reduce brown spots even more. Dr. Elaine’s Antioxidant Skin Lightener is a compound of Licorice, Bearberry, Active Vitamin C, Niacinamide and Chromabright that reduces appearance of abnormal pigment, lightens discoloration and age spots, evens skin tone and brightens skin.

Dr. Elaine’s Intensive Correcting Serum is popular because it minimizes fine lines, reduces discoloration and evens skin tone while increasing radiance to give a youthful glow to your face. This anti-aging treatment serum is recommended for normal, dry or combination skin.

The Antioxidant Enzyme Peel polishes skin leaving it smooth, refined, soft and glowing. Used daily, it exfoliates dull skin helping to eliminate brown age spots.

Ongoing, Dr. Elaine recommends wearing DCL Super Sheer Sunscreen with SPF 50. Apply it daily underneath your makeup and be sure to cover your chest area and hands too. One application should protect your skin while you’re indoors or moving from your car to home and office. If you’re participating in outdoor activities, re-apply your sunscreen every few hours or immediately after exiting the swimming pool or any water sport that will have diminished the coverage of any SPF.

Turn back the clock, remove the brown starting now.