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Solar Lentigines

Solar lentigines, commonly called age spots, are flat pigmented macules caused by chronic ultraviolet exposure.

Solar lentigines (age spots): causes and treatment

What solar lentigines are, how they differ from other pigmented spots, and what the evidence supports for lasers, IPL, cryotherapy, peels, and topical agents.

Jun 16, 2026 · 4 min · Medically reviewed

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Facial hyperpigmentation: melasma, PIH, or sun spots?

How clinicians tell melasma, post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation, and solar lentigines apart, why it changes treatment and prognosis, and the evidence-based options for each.

Jun 12, 2026 · 4 min · Medically reviewed