Solar lentigo - DermNet
Solar lentigines are found as groups of similar lesions on sun-exposed sites, particularly the face or the back of hands. They occur in light and dark skin, but tend to be more numerous in fair-skinned individuals.
SOLAR LENTIGO - Hand Surgery Resource
Solar lentigo (plural lentigines), also known as actinic lentigines, age spots, or sun spots, are benign hyperpigmented lesions frequently found on the skin of photo-exposed areas of the body, such as the face, upper back, and dorsum of the hands, wrists, and forearms.
Solar Lentigo: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment Options
Solar lentigo is a benign skin condition that manifests as flat, brown, or black spots on areas frequently exposed to the sun, such as the face, hands, shoulders, and arms. These spots form due to an accumulation of melanin, the pigment responsible for skin color, as a …
Treatment of solar lentigines - Journal of the American Academy …
Therapy for solar lentigines can be divided into two broad categories: physical therapy and topical therapy. Physical therapy of solar lentigines includes cryotherapy, laser therapy, pulsed light, and chemical peels.
Solar Lentigo Condition, Treatments and Pictures for Adults
2024年6月17日 · A solar lentigo (plural, solar lentigines), sometimes called an age spot or liver spot, is a brown macule (small, flat, smooth area of skin) caused by chronic sun or artificial ultraviolet (UV) light exposure.
Solar lentigines - dermoscopedia
2017年5月28日 · Solar lentigines are sharply circumscribed, uniformly pigmented macules that are located predominantly on the sun-exposed areas of the skin, such as the dorsum of the hands, the shoulders, and the scalp. Lentigines are a result of hyperplasia of keratinocytes and melanocytes, with increased accumulation of melanin in the keratinocytes.
Age Spots (Solar Lentigo, Liver Spots) - Harvard Health
2023年11月27日 · They are most common in people older than 55. The spots commonly appear on the hands, but they can be almost anywhere, especially sun-exposed areas, such as the face, back, arms, feet and shoulders. The only symptom is the appearance of darkened spots on the skin. They do not itch and are not painful.
Liver spot - Wikipedia
Liver spots (also known as age spot, solar lentigo, [1] "lentigo senilis", [1]: 686 "old age spot", [2] "senile freckle") [2] are blemishes on the skin associated with aging [3] and exposure to ultraviolet radiation from the sun. [4]
Solar lentigos – UtahDERM Diagnoses - University of Utah
2020年3月10日 · Solar lentigos are a benign hyperpigmentation condition due to chronic or excessive sun exposure. Macules range from tan to black and are generally 3-20 mm in size, appearing in sun exposed areas such as the face, hands, arms, upper chest, and back.
Lentigo - The Primary Care Dermatology Society
2022年4月28日 · Solar lentigo . Commonly known as age spots or liver spots; Distribution - they are sun-induced lesions, most prominent on the face, forearms and dorsal aspects of the hands; Morphology - flat, uniformly brown and can be quite large; Dermoscopic features - …