Seborrhoeic Keratosis

Seborrhoeic Keratosis is a harmless warty patch that arises as a marker of skin ageing in adults.

Seborrhoeic Keratosis, basal cell papilloma, senile wart, brown wart, wisdom wart, or barnacle is all terms for Seborrhoeic Keratosis.

The word benign Keratosis is a catch-all term that encompasses the following scaly skin lesions. Seborrheic Keratosis is a frequent benign skin development.

The lesions seem waxy or scaly and are slightly elevated.

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DIAGNOSIS

Seborrhoeic Keratosis is usually straightforward and can easily be diagnosed. Other lesions that are similar to a stuck-on, well-demarcated warty plaque Seborrhoeic Keratosis can sometimes be mistaken for skin cancers such basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, or melanoma, but in fact it is not.

 In a Seborrhoeic Keratosis, as in skin cancer, dermoscopy often reveals a disorganized structure. Multiple orange or brown clods, white milia-like clods, and curving thick ridges and furrows.

Moreover, a physical exam by your healthcare professional can typically diagnose Seborrheic Keratosis.

The majority of Seborrheic Keratosis does not require treatment at all. Few precautionary measures can also be helpful at all. This disease appeared due to ageing of the skin; try to safe your skin as much as you can.

CAUSES

Seborrheic Keratosis is not observed as experts are not sure exactly what causes. Because this form of skin growth tends to run in families, it is most likely an inherited trait.

If you have already experienced one Seborrheic Keratosis, you are at risk for more. They tend to run in families, thus it is possible that genes are to blame. Because the growths become more common with age, normal skin ageing plays a part.

 Too much sun exposure could also be a factor. Changes in Oestrogen levels have been associated to the formation of growths in some circumstances, such as Seborrheic Keratosis, which can arise after pregnancy or Oestrogen replacement therapy.

Small pimples on the skin can be mistaken for warts in the early stages of Seborrheic Keratosis

TREATMENT

Seborrheic Keratosis does not usually go away on its own, although it does not require treatment. If it becomes inflamed or bleeds, or if you do not like how it looks or feels, you may want it removed. When it comes to Seborrheic Keratosis treatment, freezing a growth with liquid nitrogen can be a very successful technique to get rid of a Seborrheic Keratosis. On thicker, elevated growths, it does not always work. Your doctor will numb the region first, and then use electro cautery to eliminate the growth.

The main purpose of this action is to fade dark growth away as much as possible. To cure thinner or flat growths, cryosurgery is sometimes combined with shaving or scraping. Moreover, there are no home remedies for Seborrheic Keratosis that have been confirmed to work. Moreover, some people believe that vinegar and lemon juice are effective to eradicate this skin disease as better action or home remedy.

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