{"id":40912,"date":"2026-05-14T14:04:19","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T18:04:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fusfoundation.org\/?post_type=sw_disease_condition&#038;p=40912"},"modified":"2026-05-14T15:03:48","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T19:03:48","slug":"solar-lentigo","status":"publish","type":"sw_disease_condition","link":"https:\/\/www.fusfoundation.org\/diseases-and-conditions\/solar-lentigo\/","title":{"rendered":"Solar Lentigo"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-focused-ultrasound-therapy-nbsp\">Focused Ultrasound Therapy&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Focused ultrasound is&nbsp;a therapeutic technology&nbsp;that could transform the&nbsp;quality of life and decrease the cost of care for patients&nbsp;with&nbsp;solar lentigo.&nbsp;This novel technology focuses beams of ultrasound energy precisely and accurately on targets deep in the body without damaging surrounding normal tissue.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How it Works<\/strong>&nbsp;<br>Where the beams converge, focused ultrasound produces&nbsp;several&nbsp;therapeutic effects that are being evaluated.&nbsp;The energy from high intensity focused ultrasound&nbsp;impacts&nbsp;the targeted tissue and causes tightening of the tissue and an alteration of the underlying tissue mechanics that results in an increased&nbsp;tension of supporting structures as well.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The primary options for treatment of solar lentigo include laser therapy, cryotherapy, and chemical peels. For certain patients, focused ultrasound could\u00a0provide\u00a0a noninvasive alternative\u00a0with possible increased efficacy to existing medical therapy.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Advantages<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Focused ultrasound is noninvasive, so it does not carry added concerns like surgical wound healing or infection.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Focused ultrasound can reach the desired target without damaging surrounding tissue.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It can be&nbsp;repeated,&nbsp;if necessary.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-clinical-trials-nbsp\">Clinical Trials&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>At the present time, there are no clinical trials recruiting patients for focused ultrasound treatment of&nbsp;solar lentigo.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Foundation updates these pages regularly, but with the increasing number of clinical trials, we want to be sure that our audience has the latest information available. Therefore, we also added the website&nbsp;search&nbsp;information for the above trials. If you click\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/clinicaltrials.gov\/search?cond=Solar%20Lentigo&amp;term=focused%20ultrasound&amp;aggFilters=status:not%20rec&amp;viewType=Card\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a>, it will take you to the latest information available from\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/www.clinicaltrials.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>https:\/\/www.clinicaltrials.gov\/<\/strong><\/a>.\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-regulatory-approval-and-reimbursement-nbsp-nbsp\">Regulatory Approval and Reimbursement&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Focused ultrasound&nbsp;treatment for&nbsp;solar lentigo&nbsp;is not yet&nbsp;approved by regulatory bodies or covered by medical insurance companies.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-notable-papers-nbsp\">Notable Papers&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Pan R, Gu D, Ye Q, Meng X, Liu T, Lu Y, Xu Y.<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/40970596\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Safety and efficacy of high-intensity macro-focused ultrasound for solar lentigo in Chinese patients: a prospective study<\/strong><\/a><strong>.&nbsp;<\/strong>J&nbsp;Dermatolog&nbsp;Treat. 2025&nbsp;Dec;36(1):2562312.&nbsp;doi: 10.1080\/09546634.2025.2562312.&nbsp;Epub&nbsp;2025 Sep 19. 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