Clinical comparative study between cryotherapy and local dermabrasion for the treatment of solar lentigo on the back of the hands.

Abstract

BACKGROUND:

Solar lentigo is a common and unsightly dermatosis that has a variety of proposed treatments.

OBJECTIVE:

This study was done to assess the efficacy and the effectiveness of localized dermabrasion compared with cryotherapy with liquid nitrogen on solar lentigo on the back of the hands.

METHODS:

Ten female patients aged 64-96 years with solar lentigo on the back of the hands were treated with dermabrasion or cryotherapy and observed over a 6-month period.

RESULTS:

The postsurgery signs and symptoms were less intense and better tolerated with localized dermabrasion. More than 50% of the patients treated with cryotherapy still had hypochromia in the treated areas 6 months after treatment, compared with 11% of the patients treated with dermabrasion. The percentage of recurrence was the same with the both treatments (55.55%).

CONCLUSION:

Localized dermabrasion is an efficacious and effective technique comparable to cryotherapy for the treatment of solar lentigo on the back of the hands.

• Authors: D M Hexsel, R Mazzuco, J Bohn, J Borges, D O Gobbato
• Journal: Dermatologic surgery : official publication for American Society for Dermatologic Surgery [et al.] (Dermatol Surg) Vol. 26 Issue 5 Pg. 457-62 (May 2000) ISSN: 1076-0512 [Print] United States
• PMID: 10816235 (Publication Type: Clinical Trial, Comparative Study, Controlled Clinical Trial, Journal Article)

Topics

• Adult
• Aged
• Aged, 80 and over
• Cryosurgery (adverse effects)
• Dermabrasion (adverse effects)
• Female
• Follow-Up Studies
• Hand Dermatoses (pathology, surgery)
• Humans
• Lentigo (pathology, surgery)
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Treatment Outcome