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Solar lentigines or age spots<\/h1>\n

Can lentigines be removed from the skin?
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Solar lentigines or age spots<\/h1>\n

Can lentigines be removed from the skin?
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What does a solar lentigo or age spot look like?<\/h2>\n

Solar lentigines<\/span> lentigines have a very characteristic appearance: they are flat, with irregular borders and uniform colour, resembling an ink stain<\/b>.<\/p>\n

They usually appear on the areas most exposed to the sun, such as the face, d\u00e9colletage and hands. They are more common in women, although they also appear in men, usually at a later age.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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What does a solar lentigo or age spot look like?<\/h2>\n

Solar lentigines have a very characteristic appearance: they are flat, with irregular borders and uniform colour, resembling an ink stain<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

They usually appear on the areas most exposed to the sun, such as the face, d\u00e9colletage and hands. They are more common in women, although they also appear in men, usually at a later age.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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How can you tell whether a solar lentigo or age spot is malignant?<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

A lentigo should be assessed by a specialist doctor, as it is essential to differentiate between a solar lentigo<\/strong> also known as an age spot, and a lentigo maligna<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Treatment to remove lentigines<\/h3>\n<\/div>

The two most effective technologies for treating solar lentigines are laser and IPL<\/strong>, as they act specifically on the cells that accumulate this melanin in the skin, without damaging the surrounding cells, and remove the age spot or solar lentigo.<\/p>\n

It is advisable to treat solar lentigines or age spots as soon as possible after they appear, to prevent them from darkening further.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Causes: why do solar lentigines or age spots appear?<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

They appear on the skin due to ageing<\/strong> or exposure to ultraviolet radiation from the sun without protection<\/strong>, both in cases of occasional sunburn and through chronic exposure.<\/p>\n

In these cases, the sun\u2019s ultraviolet rays stimulate the cells that produce the pigment called melanin, leading to a solar lentigo or age spot.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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What is the best technology for removing a lentigo?<\/h3>\n

To remove solar lentigines or age spots from the skin, the most specific laser is the Q-switched Alexandrite laser<\/strong> or, more recently, the picosecond laser<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

We also treat lentigines with intense pulsed light (IPL)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

One technology or another will be used depending on the number of lentigines, their colour intensity and the patient\u2019s skin phototype. With these technologies, the emitted light destroys the cells with excess pigment without affecting the surrounding tissue.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Sessions to remove a lentigo with laser treatment<\/h3>\n

Depending on the characteristics of the lentigo and the patient (size, colour, phototype), 1\u20133 sessions<\/b><\/strong> of laser treatment are required to remove the lentigo. Afterwards, the age spot or solar lentigo will become greyish or darker. In a second phase, a scab the size of the lesion will form and will eventually fall off within 5\u201310 days, leaving the lesion lighter or gone altogether.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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After removing a solar lentigo or age spot<\/h3>\n

During the scabbing process, we recommend a healing cream and protecting yourself from the sun<\/strong>. If you wish, you may cover the scab with make-up, preferably one with SPF 50+.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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What is the price of removing a solar lentigo?<\/h3>\n

The price of removing a lentigo depends on the technology used, the number of sessions required, and the number and size of the lentigines.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Frequently asked questions<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>

<\/i><\/i><\/span>What is a lentigo?<\/span><\/a><\/h3><\/div>
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A lentigo (solar, actinic or senile) is brown or black in colour<\/b><\/strong>, and appears on the skin due to ageing<\/b><\/strong> or exposure to ultraviolet radiation from the sun without protection<\/b><\/strong>, both in cases of occasional sunburn and through chronic exposure.<\/p>\n

Colloquially, they are referred to as \u201csun spots\u201d, \u201cage spots\u201d or \u201cliver spots\u201d, although they are not associated with liver problems.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

<\/i><\/i><\/span>When is treatment for solar lentigines indicated?<\/span><\/a><\/h3><\/div>
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Solar lentigines and age spots are benign lesions that some patients may wish to remove for aesthetic reasons. If you want to remove a lentigo, the picosecond laser is the newest and most advanced option, although Alexandrite laser is also used. In some cases involving multiple lesions, intense pulsed light (IPL) is recommended for solar lentigines or age spots.<\/p>\n

It is also advisable to avoid unnecessary sun exposure and to protect the skin with sunscreens of SPF 50 or higher.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

<\/i><\/i><\/span>What should be taken into account before treatment for solar lentigines?<\/span><\/a><\/h3><\/div>
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First, it is very important that a specialist doctor carries out a diagnosis <\/b><\/strong>to determine whether it is a lentigo, naevus or melasma, and also to rule out any type of malignancy. <\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n

The treatment must then be personalised, selecting the most appropriate method to perform it safely and achieve the best aesthetic result.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

<\/i><\/i><\/span>How are lentigines removed with a picosecond laser?<\/span><\/a><\/h3><\/div>
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The picosecond laser, a technological innovation that began with tattoo removal, now includes protocols with parameters for treating pigmentation concerns such as solar lentigines or age spots. The aim is to destroy the pigment in solar lentigines or age spots using the same mechanism that fragments tattoo ink particles.<\/p>\n

This laser is recommended for Asian patients or for patients with darker skin phototypes or a risk of post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

<\/i><\/i><\/span>How are lentigines removed with IPL?<\/span><\/a><\/h3><\/div>
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Intense pulsed light (IPL) selectively targets the melanin in solar lentigines and, through the mechanism of photothermolysis, destroys the pigmented cells and therefore the lesion. Usually, 2\u20133 sessions are required.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

<\/i><\/i><\/span>What are the side effects of treatment for solar lentigines and age spots?<\/span><\/a><\/h3><\/div>
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As part of the process, after treatment of the lentigo with laser or IPL, it becomes greyish or darker, and then a scab the size of the lesion forms and falls off within 5\u201310 days, causing the lesion to disappear or lighten.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

<\/i><\/i><\/span>Can more age spots or solar lentigines appear after they have been removed?<\/span><\/a><\/h3><\/div>
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Once a patient has developed a solar lentigo, it means that the skin has already accumulated significant sun damage, so new pigmented lesions may appear over time.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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