Sun Spots on face after living in FL several years (Miami: dermatologist, home)

[thatboybigbFL]

I am going on my 6th year living in South FL and I have Caucasian type skin that tans very well and easily, I do not wrinkle much at all, and I look extremely young for my age. I thought God had blessed me with great skin, but lately I have been noticing some small brown freckle mole like "sun spots" increasing on my face and it is freaking me the hell out. I am pretty sure they are a product of being in the sun on a daily basis. I do not recall these sun spots being on my face in past years, but maybe I wasn't really checking for them. I really am not in the sun that much, but I haven't had a car in about a year and a half and even tho I always wear tons of sunscreen, maybe its just catching up to me after years of being in the sun for a lil while everyday for the past 6 years.

I am the type of guy that notices every little detail when it comes to my appearance, so the average person prob wouldn't be worrying about this like me, but I've already been wanting to leave south FL and this is just increasing my "get the f outta here" mentality, despite the fact I have found a great girlfriend.

I have been looking at other people faces and it seems like a huge part of the population around Miami has a lot of these sun spots on their face. Some people have raised ones. Some people just have freckly like ones. They almost look like little shadows on peoples faces and they are rather unnoticeable if u don't look closer. I have noticed they are on a lot of peoples faces here no matter what race.

Anybody got any advice on this. Do they go away if you move up north where there is less sun exposure? Is there any creams or ointments? Any one else even no what I am talking about? This is just really pissing me off right now. My good looks should not go ruined by the damn sun, that is ridiculous

[unclealbertt]

You can't really escape the sun so other than those leathery old people in Hollywood, i'm not sure sun spots are all that unusual. Most people get them with age, but i'm sure there's treatments or even home remedies for healthy skin that can help.

[Coconut1]

Wear a hat.

[perry335654]

Wear a hat or grow a beard as hair serves as insulation.

[popcorn247]

go see a dermatologist...

[relocatingresearcher]

No, they don"t go away. Sun, age, and,perhaps, heredity are the causes. Some skin products help, but NOTHING makes them go away. Taking good care of your skin will keep the tone of color of spots or areas lighter. Plus, the months with more daylight hours are the months you will notice the flare-ups. When you retreat from the sun they"ll lighten back up some. Retin A at night and hydroquonine by day is what a derm will recommend. Go to the drr for a skin check no matter what. PS I swear by Blue Lizard sunblock. IAM NOT A DOCTOR AND THIS IS JUST MY OPINION.

[doggiebus]

The sun really isn't all that good for us. Tanning actually hurts the skin in the long run ages people faster. The best thing is to avoid the sun as much as possible. Yearly skin peals from the Dermatoloist will help sun spots. OP you need to watch sun spots, as sun spots can turn into skin cancer. The best thing is to wear sunscreen, a hat, long sleeve sleeve shirts and pants and avoid the sun.

[thatboybigbFL]

I think probably the best thing I could do for myself is to get out of South Florida for my skin. This is the farthest lowest point on the map in the United States, so therefore we have the brightest and most damaging sun

[Coconut1]

Originally Posted by thatboybigbFL

I think probably the best thing I could do for myself is to get out of South Florida for my skin. This is the farthest lowest point on the map in the United States, so therefore we have the brightest and most damaging sun

If you're hanging out in the sun in any area you're going to develop problems. The best thing you could do for yourself is what people on here have suggested- wear a hat, avoid the sun, wear long sleeves.

If you want to leave South Florida, leave, but trying to justify leaving by blaming it on the sun is just ridiculous.

[Dakster]

It's called skin cancer...

Go see a dermatologist to make sure they are not malignant, especially if they are raised and bigger than an eraser head. SPF75 Sunscreen sorta helps, but does not totally protect you - best is to wear sun proof clothing and stay out of the sun as much as possible. I am not saying don't use sunscreen, in fact the opposite, use it and reapply it often. The #1 reason it doesn't protect you is that you sweat it off too fast and don't reapply it soon enough. Even the 'sweat proof', 'water proof' stuff lies. Bullfrog is good, but when I swam in an outside pool all summe rlong, despite daily applications of it, I still got very tan and as a result way too much sun exposure.