Depending on specific factors, your doctor might prescribe medicated creams or ointments to help remove your age spots. Many of these creams will bleach your skin and lighten the color of the age spots until they match better with the rest of your skin. Medicated creams sometimes also contain a steroid that will temper the effect of the bleaching compound. Keep in mind the best person to help you treat age spots is a dermatologist, as they specialize in skin care. Ask your primary physician for a referral to a dermatologist who will work with you to reduce age spots. If you are prescribed medical bleaching cream, you will probably also be advised to use sunscreen of 30 SPF or higher at the same time, as this specific medication can make skin more susceptible to burning/sun damage. Medicated creams can have a number of side effects, including itching, redness, and dry skin. Medicated ointments might not be able to completely match the bleached age spots with your skin. Your skin could appear bleached and blotchy. Another course of action your doctor might recommend is that you rely on laser therapy to remove or lighten age spots. Laser therapy will destroy the cells that darken your skin (melanocytes) without damaging your overall skin. When thinking about laser therapy, consider: Laser therapy usually requires several treatments to be effective. Laser therapy can be much more expensive than other treatments. Results won't be immediate and will take weeks or months to show. Laser therapy can also produce a discolored appearance in your skin. Cryotherapy is the process in which age spots are frozen using liquid nitrogen and other chemicals. The result of cryotherapy is that the pigment of age spots are destroyed. In the end, the skin will heal and will better resemble the skin color surrounding the spot in question. Cryotherapy is often done one time on a single area. Results from cryotherapy can take several weeks to materialize. Cryotherapy is often more expensive than medicated creams and cheaper than laser therapy. Cryotherapy will temporarily irritate your skin. Like with medicated creams and laser therapy, cryotherapy can cause scarring and permanent discoloration. During a chemical peel, your dermatologist will apply a chemical solution that causes minor, controlled skin damage, removing the outer layer of skin and encouraging cell turnover and the growth of new skin. This can reduce the appearance of age spots and may also make your skin look smoother and less wrinkled. There are chemical peels available over-the-counter for use at home, but this is a procedure best performed by a trained professional, as they can determine the right type of peel for your skin type and the right depth of peel. After the procedure you will experience redness followed by scaling three to seven days after the procedure. You may also experience swelling and minor irritation. A medium or deep peel will cause the skin to blister. These blisters will crust, turn brown, and peel off between seven to 14 days after the procedure. There is a risk for temporary or permanent change in skin color, scarring, or activation of cold sores when you get a chemical peel. Avoid using medications such a Retin-A, Renova or glycolic acid before the procedure.
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One-sentence summary -- Use medicated creams or ointments. Consider laser therapy. Try cryotherapy. Try a chemical peel.

You can remove an ingrown hair by inserting a sterile needle into the pimple and using sterilized tweezers to catch the hair and pull it out; however, inserting a needle into your skin can lead to infection if the needle is not sterile, so it is best to check with your doctor first before trying this method. It is best to try to clear up the ingrown hair by keeping it clean before you try using a needle to remove it. If the ingrown hair is on your face, you risk scarring and disfigurement. If you aren't comfortable doing this yourself, you can ask your doctor to remove the ingrown hair for you. Dead skin cells can build up over an ingrown pimple and cause the skin to look thicker and darker. Retinoids can get rid of dead skin cells, which may make ingrown pimples go away faster. Retinoids are available by prescription only, so ask your doctor if you are interested in trying them. Ingrown pimples can become red and inflamed, which may make them more noticeable. Using a steroid cream will not get rid of ingrown pimples, but a steroid cream can reduce redness and swelling. As a result, your ingrown pimples may blend in with the rest of your skin a little better. Because ingrown pimples are prone to infection, antibiotic ointments may help to control infections. If you develop a severe infection from an ingrown pimple, then your doctor may prescribe an oral antibiotic. Make sure that you follow your doctor's instructions for using antibiotic creams and pills. Most ingrown hairs will go away on their own and your doctor may advise you to just leave it alone. If the ingrown pimple bothers you, then you can cover it with a loose band-aid until it heals. While you are waiting for the ingrown pimple to get better, do not tweeze, wax, or shave the area, as this can cause further irritation.
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Ask your doctor about removing an ingrown hair with a sterile needle and tweezers. See your doctor about retinoids. Ask your doctor about using a steroid cream to reduce inflammation. Talk to your doctor about an antibiotic ointment. Try to be patient.