In Australia it is difficult to escape the sun and over time this can exacerbate and exaggerate the effects of aging on the skin as well as increasing the risk of skin cancers. Signs of sun damage may include dry, wrinkled skin with uneven red and brown pigment, solar elastosis where the skin appears yellow and thickened, Poikiloderma of Civatte which may be particularly prominent on the neck giving the skin a red / brown appearance with an uneven roughened surface.
In addition spider veins on the cheeks and nose and age spots become common in sun damaged skin as we age. As with aging skin at Clinic 54 we offer a number of treatment options to reverse the aging effects of chronic sun damage as well skin checks for skin cancer with biopsy and excision of skin lesions of concern with an emphasis on good cosmetic outcome.
