Sun Damage & Sunspot Treatment in Canberra
Years of Australian sunshine leave their mark. It's never too late to care for your skin and help it look more even and refreshed.
Long summers at the beach, school sport without a hat, weekends in the garden. Sun damage often shows up years later as freckles that have merged, sunspots on your cheeks and hands, a blotchy chest or skin that looks rough and older than you feel. It's incredibly common in Australia, and it's nothing to feel embarrassed about.
At Skin Wellness Academy, we help you address the visible signs of sun damage with a personalised plan, and we always put the health of your skin first.
Important: we check every spot first
Every spot is assessed before treatment, and we only treat lesions that are benign. If a spot looks even slightly suspicious, a skin check will be required before treatment. If you notice a spot that is new, changing, bleeding or different from your others, please see your GP or a skin cancer clinic promptly.
How we help
Your Skin Strategy Session includes OBSERV 520x advanced skin imaging, a review of your sun history and skin type, and an assessment of the areas that bother you most, whether that's your face, neck, chest, arms or hands.
Within our Skin Transformation System, we Rebuild with protective home care and daily SPF, Regenerate with treatments that target pigment, tone and texture, and Maintain your skin with sun-smart habits that protect your progress.
Recommended treatments for sun damage
Alma IPL Skin Rejuvenation
Targets sun damage, pigmentation and redness on the face, neck, chest, arms and hands.
Resurfacing Chemical Peels
Including Tetra Acid 50, a resurfacing peel for pigmentation, sun damage and fine lines.
Alma Opus Plasma Resurfacing
For sun-damaged skin, uneven tone, texture and fine lines.
Cosmelan Depigmentation Treatment
For sun damage or dark spots that haven't responded to other approaches.
Frequently asked questions
Yes. IPL treatment areas include the face, neck, chest, arms and hands. Every spot is assessed first.
If a spot looks even slightly suspicious, yes. A skin check will be required before treatment.
Treated spots can lighten, but new sun damage can appear without daily protection. Broad-spectrum SPF 50+, a hat and shade are part of every plan.
After IPL, treated pigmentation may temporarily darken or look more noticeable before it lifts. This is a normal part of the treatment response.
Signs of sun damage
flat brown spots on sun-exposed areas such as the face, hands, shoulders and chest.
patchy colour and a dull, mottled look. See Pigmentation.
sun damage can contribute to redness and conditions like poikiloderma on the neck and chest. See Skin Redness & Vascularity.
UV breaks down collagen over time. See Ageing and Skin Laxity & Loss of Firmness.
Your skin has soaked up a lifetime of sunshine. Let's help it look as bright as your memories.
Questions? Email info@skinwellnessacademy.com or call 0481 300 574.
Having a treatment? See our before & after care guides.