Dermatol Surg 2011 May 14;37(5):572-95. Epub 2011 Apr 14.
Suzanne Bruce and Associates, Houston, Texas, USA.
Background: Pigmented lesions include solar lentigines, seborrheic keratoses, dermatosis papulosa nigra, ephelides, café-au-lait macules, nevus spilus, Becker's nevus, postinflammatory hyperpigmentation, melasma, nevocellular nevi, congenital nevi, junctional and compound melanocytic nevi, nevus of Ota and Ito, Hori's nevus, and blue nevi. Advances in laser technology have resulted in the ability to treat pigmented lesions with greater safety and efficacy.
Objective: To review the literature on the use of cutaneous laser treatments for pigmented lesions using Medline. Read More