Science Writer · Editorial staff
Anika Sundaresan
Writes patient-first explainers on age spot removal: costs, recovery timelines, and how to weigh the options.
4 stories by Anika Sundaresan
ExplainerWhat age spot removal actually costs: a realistic price guide
From a quick freeze to a series of laser sessions, the real numbers behind fading a sun spot, why quotes vary so widely, and where paying more genuinely buys a better outcome.
· Anika Sundaresan · 6 min
ExplainerVitamin C serums and age spots: what they can fade, and what they never will
The internet's favorite brightening ingredient does real work against dullness and blotch, but a concentrated sun spot is a different opponent. Here is where vitamin C helps and where it stalls.
· Anika Sundaresan · 5 min
DispatchAt-home vs. in-office fading: an honest comparison
What drugstore brighteners can and cannot do, and when to stop wasting money.
· Anika Sundaresan · 6 min
DispatchIPL vs. Q-switched lasers for age spots
Two of the most common in-office options work differently, fit different skin tones, and carry different risks.
· Anika Sundaresan · 8 min