BALTIMORE — Laser treatment for solar lentigines in individuals with darker skin types has long been associated with a higher risk of postinflammatory hyperpigmentation (PIH), but a small study in ...
The woman had solar lentigines, or “liver spots.” These common, benign lesions result from melanocyte hyperproliferation secondary to chronic sun damage. They most frequently arise in older, ...
The term liver spots (LS) is one those mysterious phrases coined to substitute for the medical word(s). It is poor at best, as well as inaccurate. It is a tacky attempt to characterize the brown spots ...