HOMEOPATHY FOR FRECKLES

Freckles are little brown spots found on the skin. These spots are multiple and may develop due to repeated exposure to sunlight. Freckles are common with people of fair complexion. They occur due to an increase in the amount of dark pigment called melanin and the total number of melanocytes (pigment-producing cells).

There are two types of freckles. Ephelides freckles which emerge during the summer due to sun exposure and fade during winter. Lentigines freckles which are darker in color and are more permanent in nature, lentigo persists in the absence of ultraviolet stimulation. Ephelides and lentigines can occur in the same individuals and the risk factors for both are generally the same.

Ephelides are very common in fair-skinned people, especially in children with red hair, where the MCIR gene is thought to be the main gene involved. They are an inherited characteristic that also sometimes affects people with darker skin types.

Lentigines are common in people with fair skin, but they also frequently arise in sun-exposed sites in people who tan easily or who have naturally dark skin. Lentigines are common after the age of 40 years, but they may also occur in younger people.

Lentigines are brown flat lesions with a clearly defined edge. The most common type, solar lentigines, arise in middle age and result from sun damage. They are most often found on the face and hands, and they are larger and more defined than freckles. Other types of lentigo include ink spot lentigo and lentigo simplex.

Causes

An ephelis is brown because of the pigment melanin. Melanin is made by melanocytes and diffused into keratinocytes. Melanin production by melanocytes decreases during the winter months, and increases when the skin is exposed to the UV radiation in sunlight. The color is due to the localized accumulation of melanin in keratinocytes. There is no increase in the melanocytes.

Symptoms

Ephelides arise on an individual’s mid face and sometimes more widely from early childhood onwards. As the person ages, this type of freckle generally become less noticeable. They are prominent in summer but fade considerably or disappear in winter. An ephelis is usually less than 3mm in diameter.

Solar lentigines tend to persist for long periods, and they do not disappear in the winter although they may fade. They vary in size from a few millimeters to several centimeters in diameter. Color tends to be uniform across the lesion, with a yellowish or greyish light-brown hue. The border of the lesion is sharply defined, and an irregular border may give it a scalloped shape. They have a dry a dry or slightly scale surface. One or more seborrheic keratoses may arise from a solar lentigo.

HOMOEOPATHIC REMEDIES

Homoeopathy today is a growing system and is being practiced all over the world. Its strength lies in its evident effectiveness as it takes a holistic approach towards the sick individual through promotion of inner balance at mental, emotional, spiritual and physical levels. When FRECKLES is concerned there are many effective medicines are available in Homoeopathy, but the selection depends upon the individuality of the patient, considering the mental and physical symptoms.

AMMONIUM CARBONICA

Red or mottled skin. Stout, obese, sensitive and chilly persons, leading sedentary life. Children who dislike bathing. Violent itching and burning.

BADIAGA

A specific remedy for freckles. Freckles on the skin anywhere.

CAULOPHYLLUM

Discoloration of skin in women with menstrual and uterine disorder. Skin was hot and dry.

CIMICIFUGA RACEMOSA

Facial blemishes in young woman.

GRINDELIA

Freckles, brown non elevated spots on skin.

FERRUM METALLICUM

Black or dark violet spots. Anemia.

KALI CARBONICUM

Discoloration of facial skin, especially after childbirth or loss of vital fluids.

LYCOPODIUM CLAVATUM

Brown spots, freckles, worse on left side of the face and nose. Dry, shrunken skin.

NATRUM CARBONICUM

Freckles. Yellow spots on the face. Blue rings around the eyes. Skin dry, rough, and chapped.

NITRIC ACID

Dark-colored freckles. Yellow sickly face. Coppery spots on shin bones. Black pores on face, papules, worse on forehead.

PHOSPHORUS

Brownish or blood red spots here and there, worse in summer, or on constant sun exposure. Circumscribed redness in one or both cheeks. Burning heat and redness of cheek.

PULSATILLA NIGRICANS

Freckles, especially in young females with red, hot, flushed face.

SEPIA

Yellow blotches on the face. Yellow about the mouth. Saddle-like brownish distribution on the nose and cheeks. Circumscribed discolored skin spots in young women.

SULPHUR

Face freckled, and spotted. Pale, dry, sickly, old looking skin. Circumscribed red cheek. Unhealthy skin. Itching, worse at night and heat of bed.  Burning, when scratched.