ÇİL / LENTİGO (LIGHT OF AGE)
Freckles (Efelid) occur in people with clear skin after excessive sun exposure. Lesions with marked borders, round or ovoid, brown spots; especially in red-haired, light-skinned people face, hand, shoulder and chest are seen in the upper middle.
Age spots (Senil Lentigo) are permanent, benign, round or oval, brown spots that appear on the skin with sun damage. Typically, in elderly patients, the back of the hand, the cheeks and the forehead are the most affected areas.
Regular sun protection reduces the number of new lesions. Locally applied creams (hydroquinone, tretinoin, adapalene), chemical peels, cryotherapy and laser treatments provide improvement in freckles and lentigos.
Freckles (Efelid) occur in people with clear skin after excessive sun exposure. Lesions with marked borders, round or ovoid, brown spots; especially in red-haired, light-skinned people face, hand, shoulder and chest are seen in the upper middle.
Age spots (Senil Lentigo) are permanent, benign, round or oval, brown spots that appear on the skin with sun damage. Typically, in elderly patients, the back of the hand, the cheeks and the forehead are the most affected areas.
Regular sun protection reduces the number of new lesions. Locally applied creams (hydroquinone, tretinoin, adapalene), chemical peels, cryotherapy and laser treatments provide improvement in freckles and lentigos.