At present, there is no scientific data to show that figs can remove spots. If patients want to freckle, it is recommended to go to a regular hospital and choose medical beauty freckle or freckle products according to the doctor's guidance.

The main component of fig is polysaccharide, and it also contains organic acids, coumarin, volatile oil, flavonoids, triterpenoids, alkaloids, trace elements, enzymes and so on. Fig has the effects of clearing away heat, promoting fluid production, invigorating spleen, stimulating appetite, detoxicating and reducing swelling. Pharmacological experiments have proved that a certain dose of Ficus carica has antioxidant effect, but there is no evidence that it has direct freckle removing effect. People's common skin spots are freckles and chloasma. There are many ways to remove spots. If the patient wants to remove freckles, it can be solved in the following ways:

(1) Change lifestyle: work and rest regularly, moderately adjust mood, eat less spicy food and eat more fruits and vegetables. We should try to avoid sun exposure and abuse of external drugs.

(2) Means of medical beauty: such as photon therapy and laser therapy. Laser speckle removal is a method that uses laser with specific wavelength and pulse width to selectively act on pigment particles or pigment cells in the skin, so that the pigment particles are vaporized or broken and discharged from the body. Professional doctors choose appropriate treatment equipment according to the type of stain.

(3) Skin care products: products that accelerate melanin metabolism (nicotinamide), antioxidant products (vitamin C derivatives), products that accelerate epidermal cell metabolism (retinoic acid, fruit acid), tyrosinase inhibitors (arbutin, vitamin C and its derivatives), etc. ), etc. Pay attention to the content of ingredients when buying light spot skin care products, and it is best to use them under the guidance of a doctor.

This content was reviewed by Zuo Yagang, chief physician of special dermatology department of Peking Union Medical College Hospital of China Academy of Medical Sciences.

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