Open the photo, and then select the Remove panel.
Last updated on
5 Aug 2026
Learn how to use Adobe Camera Raw's AI-powered Blemish Removal to automatically remove skin blemishes, freckles, and other spots from your photos.
Portraits often come with small spots or marks like blemishes, moles, or a scattering of freckles that you may want to soften, adjust, or remove entirely. The AI-powered Blemish Removal tool detects these marks in a photo and automatically cleans up the skin in just a few clicks.
Remove blemishes automatically
In the Remove panel, select Blemishes from the Distraction Removal section, and then select Apply. Camera Raw automatically detects the blemishes, moles, freckles, and other marks on one or multiple faces in your photo and removes them.
In the Blemish Removal panel, drag the following sliders:
- Amount: Removes temporary blemishes such as acne and sores. A higher value of 100 removes all detected blemishes; a lower value only removes prominent blemishes.
- Fade: Adjusts the visibility of permanent marks such as moles and freckles. The default value of 50 partially fades all permanent marks; drag the slider to 100 to fade the marks completely.
If your photo has multiple people, select the specific face you want to edit, or select All People to apply the same adjustments to everyone in the photo.
Refine blemish removal
To manually brush over specific areas and fine-tune the blemish removal, do the following:
In the Blemish Removal panel, select Refine, adjust the size of your brush using the Size slider, and then do any of the following:
- Select Restore, and then brush over an area to bring back the original blemish, mole, or mark. It is useful if the AI removes something you want to retain, such as a beauty mark or a freckle.
- Select Remove, and then brush over an area to erase a blemish, mole, or mark that wasn't automatically detected or removed.
Once you have the preferred changes, select Apply.
