The summer sun is fierce and skin problems come to the fore. For women, sun spots are undoubtedly one of the culprits that create “trouble” for them. Under the aesthetics of whiteness, those spots that “grow” under the sun are obviously unsightly. So, how to prevent and remove these facial troubles? The so-called sun spots are not created out of nothing, but are caused by the original spots being “amplified” by the sun, that is to say, the appearance of sun spots originates from the original spots on the face, plus improper after-sun care, making the original spots more obvious. Therefore, in order to prevent and get rid of “sun spots”, besides taking good care of them and reducing the influence of sunlight, we should also solve the problem of the original spots. As the name implies, “sun spots” are spots that come out of the sun. What was not there in the first place emerges after being “baptized” by the fierce sun. But in fact, from the medical point of view, there is no definition of “sun spots”. The so-called sun spots are actually the existing spots on the face, which are aggravated by the sun, making the original less visible spots more obvious. The intense sunlight in summer makes the melanocytes of the skin become very active and secrete a large amount of melanin. Women regard these darkening melanin as the “enemy”, but it is actually the first defense of human skin. When the UV rays are strong, if we do not do a good job of sun protection, then melanocytes secrete a lot of melanin particles to absorb UV rays, effectively protecting the deep skin from radiation damage. These melanin particles will make the original spots on the face, even the almost invisible spots, darker and larger. Therefore, if discoloration appears on the face after sunbathing, then it means that the discoloration was originally present, and other than primary discoloration, it may be caused by skin care, underlying diseases, etc. Some of the discoloration may not be too obvious in normal times, so it is easy to be ignored. The appearance of “sun spots” undoubtedly magnifies these skin manifestations and can be seen as a warning of skin health. Treatment To get rid of sun spots, we must first solve the original pigmentation problem. Since sun spots are “amplified” by the original spots, in order to solve the problem of sun spots, we must first find out how the pigmentation on our body comes from. The pigmentation is divided into congenital and acquired. For example, freckle is a congenital pigmentation, which starts to appear at the age of 13 and is basically fixed at the age of 20 and no longer increases. It is harmless to the body and only affects the appearance. Freckles are aggravated by sunlight and can be reduced by some functional products, but cannot be completely eliminated. Freckles are also present in a healthy state. Skin care and freckle removal products can only make freckles less visible to some extent. The only way to get rid of freckles permanently is through laser treatment. As for the pigmentation formed later in life, such as in the case of imbalance of estrogen level, women are very prone to chloasma. The generation of these spots is related to the diseases and glands in women’s body, such as mostly seen in women who take birth control pills for a long time, suffer from pelvic inflammatory disease, uterine fibroids and other diseases. Under the action of sunlight, these chloasma spots will become bigger and deepen in color, forming obvious “sun spots”. There is also the use of some poor quality makeup and skin care products, which are prone to skin problems and cause pigmentation and chloasma. The heavy metals contained in them, such as lead and mercury, have a light-absorbing effect, and long-term use plus sun exposure can easily aggravate the original spots on the face. It is worth mentioning that some women use peeling products in order to make their skin whiter, and the skin does look white and tender when it is just done, but the skin is very tender at this time. Generally speaking, it takes 2 weeks in a dark room after peeling for the skin to grow out completely. If the skin is exposed to sunlight during this process, even on a cloudy day, it is very easy to cause redness and subsequent hyperpigmentation when the sebaceous film is not intact. To get rid of this kind of acquired pigmentation, we must start from the root cause and treat the problem that caused the original pigmentation first. At the same time, it is necessary to do a good job of sun protection and skin care to reduce the possibility of aggravating the pigmentation problem.