Jong Heon Park, Jong Hee Lee, Bo Young Chung, Jeong Eun Kim, Jeong Hyun Shin, Sang Ho Oh, Mira Choi, Si Hyung Lee, You Chan Kim, Hwa Jung Ryu
Solar lentigo (SL) commonly occurs as hyperpigmented macules in areas exposed to ultraviolet radiation. It typically shows an increased number of melanocytes in the basal cell layer of the skin, with or without elongated rete ridges. This retrospective study aimed to evaluate the characteristic dermoscopic patterns, reflecting different histopathological features, which might be valuable in predicting the possibility of postinflammatory hyperpigmentation (PIH) occurring after laser treatment. In total, 88 Korean patients diagnosed with biopsy-proven SL (a total of 90 lesions were diagnosed) between January, 2016 and December, 2021 were included...
May 29, 2023: Lasers in Medical Science