Efficacy and safety of long-pulse pulsed dye laser delivered with compression versus cryotherapy for treatment of solar lentigines
Author(s) -
Soheil Fateh,
Hassan Seirafi,
Farshad Farnaghi,
AmirH Ehsani,
Pedram Noormohammadpour
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
indian journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.395
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1998-3611
pISSN - 0019-5154
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5154.77552
Subject(s) - cryotherapy , medicine , erythema , hyperpigmentation , dermatology , skin type , surgery
Although cryotherapy is still the first-line therapy for solar lentigines, because of the side effects such as post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation (PIH), especially in patients with darker skin types, pigment-specific lasers should be considered as a therapy for initial treatment.
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