Sun & Spot

Senior Editor · Editorial staff

Marisol Etcheverry

Leads the publication's coverage of age spot removal and edits every story for accuracy and plain English.

5 stories by Marisol Etcheverry

A dermatologist examining a patient's cheek with a handheld dermatoscope in a bright consultation roomField Notes

Inside a pigment consultation: what a good dermatologist checks before touching a spot

The unglamorous twenty minutes before any laser fires is where age spot treatment succeeds or fails. A walk through the real appointment, from dermatoscope to test spot.

· Marisol Etcheverry · 6 min

Two unbranded skincare serum bottles side by side on a warm beige surfaceExplainer

Hydroquinone vs. Kojic Acid for Age Spots: Which Brightening Agent Actually Works?

Two of the most common topical ingredients promise to fade hyperpigmentation, but they work through entirely different biological mechanisms. Here is what the evidence actually shows.

· Marisol Etcheverry · 5 min

Close-up of fair forearm skin showing several flat brown sun spots in warm lightField Notes

Why your age spots keep coming back

Clearing a spot and keeping it gone are two different projects.

· Marisol Etcheverry · 5 min

An unbranded prescription skin-lightening cream tube with a dab of cream on a fingertipDispatch

Hydroquinone, and the alternatives that changed the conversation

Still the most-prescribed fading agent, but no longer the only credible option.

· Marisol Etcheverry · 7 min

A dermatologist examining a brown spot on a patient's skin with a handheld dermatoscopeField Notes

Age spot or melanoma, how to tell the difference

The ABCDE rule, and the single most important habit for anyone with sun-aged skin.

· Marisol Etcheverry · 6 min

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