Solar Lentigo- related to sun exposure.
Lentigo Maligna-Outcomes of Treatment with Q-Switched Nd: YAG and Alexandrite Lasers.
Speaking about the skin pigmentation problems, it is worth mentioning solar Lentigo disorder.
Lentigo simplex- the most common type,
mainly seen in children and not associated with sun exposure.
Radiation Lentigo- this appears after a single large exposure
to radiation(of Chernobyl proportions rather than post-radiotherapy).
Lentigo maligna- seen mainly on the sun-exposed areas of the face
and neck in the elderly;
It starts as a Hutchinson's freckle, or Lentigo maligna, which looks like a stain on the skin.
Nm: for treatment of epidermal pigmentation such as freckles, solar Lentigo, epidermal melasma, etc.(mainly for red and brown pigmentation).
Lentigines(plural of Lentigo) are flat brown lesions
which do not darken following sun exposure(thus differentiating them from ephelides, or true freckles).
Lentigo maligna melanoma:
This is less common, and tends to affect older people, especially in parts of the body that have been exposed to the sun over several years.
Lentigo maligna melanoma:
It is less common, and tends to affect older people, especially in parts of the body that have been exposed to the sun over several years.