title: Intense pulsed light source for treatment of small melanocytic nevi and solar lentigines.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this clinical study was to evaluate the effectiveness of an intense pulsed light (IPL) irradiator system for the treatment of benign pigmented lesions.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 18 patients with lentigo solaris and eight patients with melanocytic nevi were treated once with an IPL system. After 2 months, the effect was evaluated on close-up photographs.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Pigment reduction was obtained in 96% of the patients, and the average clearance was found to be 74.2% and 66.3% for lentigo solaris and melanocytic nevi, respectively.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The IPL was found to be effective for removal of benign pigmented lesions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Marselisborg Hospital, Univeristy Hospital of Aarhus, Denmark.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bjerring
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Christiansen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007911:Lentigo / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009508:Nevus, Pigmented / Q000628:therapy*; D010789:Phototherapy; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*