Pigmented Lesions


Epidermal, melanocytic/melanotic
Acanthosis nigricans, superficial
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Response and Comments:
Partially responsive.
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Epidermal, melanocytic/melanotic
Addison’s disease/pigmentation
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Response and Comments:
Responsive (basal layers)
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Epidermal, melanocytic/melanotic
Becker’s naevus
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Response and Comments:
Hair component responsive.
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Dermal, melanocytic
Blue, junctional, compound, dermal
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Response and Comments:
Safety considerations paramount. Smaller lesions more responsive.
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Epidermal, melanocytic/melanotic
Café au lait macule (CALM) sporadic or neurofibromatosis, Albright’s
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Response and Comments:
May recur or clear partially with speckling, test patch, 1-8 treatments.
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Dermal, melanocytic
Congenital melanocytic/Becker’s
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Response and Comments:
Treat hair component.
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Epidermal, melanocytic/melanotic
Freckles (ephelides)
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Response and Comments:
Recur with sun exposure.
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Epidermal, melanocytic/melanotic
Labial melanotic macules
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Response and Comments:
Responsive.
Appropriate Light Source:
  • PDL,CO2 laser, Q switched
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Epidermal, melanocytic/melanotic
Lentiginous naevus, small lesions
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Response and Comments:
Responsive 1-2 treatments.
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Epidermal, melanocytic/melanotic
Lentigo simplex; actinic (solar) lentigo
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Response and Comments:
Responsive 1-2 treatments.
Recur with sun exposure.
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Dermal, melanocytic
Naevus of ITO/OTA/Hori’s naevus, dermal melanocytosis
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Response and Comments:
Responsive, multiple treatments
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Epidermal, melanocytic/melanotic
Naevus spilus (speckled lentiginous)
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Response and Comments:
Responsive 2-4 treatments.
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Epidermal, melanocytic/melanotic
Oral hypermelanosis – Peutz Jeghers
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Response and Comments:
Responsive.
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Epidermal, melanocytic/melanotic
Photodamage - dyschromia
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Response and Comments:
No comments available.
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No related laser treatments.
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Epidermal, melanocytic/melanotic
Pigmented seb k; papulosa nigra
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Response and Comments:
Responsive 1-2 treatments.
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Epidermal, melanocytic/melanotic
Post inflammatory hyperpigmentation (PIH)
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Response and Comments:
Variable response. Multiple treatments.
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Epidermal, melanocytic/melanotic
Seborrhoeic lentigo
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Response and Comments:
No comments available.
Appropriate Light Source:
No related laser treatments.
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