SWR: creams that diminish brown spots

Anyone use any of the creams that say they lighten brown spots? I have some on my face, freckles caused by sun, and my shoulders that I'd like to lighten before the wedding. I am using a prescription cream my derm gave me samples of, but I do not think it's doing much, and I wondered if any of you are using anything that has worked. I think Olay Definity 'fights the things that age you most,' including brown spots and wrinkles, and there is another one by Olay that fights 'the seven signs of aging.' I don't just want to buy anything, so I'd love to know if any of you have used something that worked.

TIA!

i went to my derm and and to a plastic surgeon asking about this - they both told me i could get laser treatment - i think palomar laser was the name of one of them and there was another laser they suggested also - the laser breaks up the melanin and you can get really good results - i have freckles on the bridge of my nose and cheeks from too much sun exposure and i wanted to get rid of them - FH loves them because he says they remind him of gisele's freckles hahaha but i dont really like them - athey both told me if i go back in the sun the freckles are just going to come back again....both told me best thing to do is to avoid the sun and use sunscreen - i decided against having laser treatment - they both said there are creams but the bests results are through laser treatment so i didnt bother with any creams - let me know if you find a good one though!

I know I've seen two products at duane reade that say they're for fading brown spots.... I think they're called esotera or esoterica.. and the other one is porcelana i think... not sure of the names, sorry.... they're on the low shelf of the skin product aisle, i see them all the time but can't remember the names lol never used them before so i don't know how they work

maybe someone knows the products i'm talking about and has used them? results?

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Posted by Lten10

Tazorac is a great retin-a treatment for all these sorts of items.... as your derm about it, I love it!

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I have used tazorac for my psoriasis ... I am sure I still have some (it did nothing for my P), but I am not sure I can use it on my face. Thanks though, I am seeing him tonight and I will ask him. Maybe I will use it on my shoulder to see what it does.

Murad makes a really great fading cream:

http://www.ulta.com/ulta/browse/productDetail.jsp?skuId=2082341&productId=prod2082341&navAction=push&navCount=1&categoryId=cat80185

and I have a lot of freckles since I have fair skin and grew up in Vegas in the sun!!! I also got a prescription from my dermatologist. I will check the name of it when I get home. It really dried out my skin though.

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Posted by Future Mulligan

i went to my derm and and to a plastic surgeon asking about this - they both told me i could get laser treatment - i think palomar laser was the name of one of them and there was another laser they suggested also - the laser breaks up the melanin and you can get really good results - i have freckles on the bridge of my nose and cheeks from too much sun exposure and i wanted to get rid of them - FH loves them because he says they remind him of gisele's freckles hahaha but i dont really like them - athey both told me if i go back in the sun the freckles are just going to come back again....both told me best thing to do is to avoid the sun and use sunscreen - i decided against having laser treatment - they both said there are creams but the bests results are through laser treatment so i didnt bother with any creams - let me know if you find a good one though!

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thanks. the laser is $$$$$ so that's out for me. I do wear tons of sunscreen now, but when i was younger, i didn't.

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Posted by LeslieMike

Murad makes a really great fading cream:

http://www.ulta.com/ulta/browse/productDetail.jsp?skuId=2082341&productId=prod2082341&navAction=push&navCount=1&categoryId=cat80185

and I have a lot of freckles since I have fair skin and grew up in Vegas in the sun!!! I also got a prescription from my dermatologist. I will check the name of it when I get home. It really dried out my skin though.

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Thanks. I bookmarked that. The sample I have at home starts with an A, and it has hydroquonine in it like this murad product ... but it doesn't dry my skin at all. Just not sure it's working. I put it all over my face, not just on the brown spots, is that the right way to use it??