Continue with the process until the age spots fade. It is also advisable to apply a little oil on acne prone regions to help keep them at bay. You can also use it as a basic moisturizer by adding about six drops of frankincense essential oil per each ounce of a base moisturizer. For the base, you can use a simple unscented lotion, or a skin-lightening cream that targets age spots. Seek lotions that contain natural brightening agents such as alpha-hydroxy acids, ellagic acid, retinoids or vitamin C.
Blood clots can cause swelling in the veins of your neck or arms, but this is rare. Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a condition in which you develop a blood clot in a vein deep in your body. This is one of the two types of thrombophlebitis.
Christine Fitzgerald. San Antonio. A. Noâespecially if youâve been on a treadmill. â Swelling of the hands is a common reaction to exercising, and itâs even more common when your hands are swinging at your sides,â says Rochelle Rosian, a rheumatologist at the Cleveland Clinic. When we work out, blood vessels expand to rush oxygen to the muscles; in response, muscles pump blood back to the heart. For larger, active extremities (like your eight-minute-mile legs), this process goes off without a hitch. But arms and hands have smaller muscles, which are less efficient for circulating extra bloodâespecially when they have to fight gravity.