Seborrheic Keratosis| Things To Avoid

Because of its greasy and waxy attributes, seborrheic keratosis can be recognized from actinic keratosis. This commonly appears when someone is old, and they also look like warts. But age is not the only factor for obtaining seborrheic keratosis. One of its factors could be heredity.   Keratinocytes are the origin of these growths. Seborrheic keratosis is harmless, in a sense that it is non cancerous and poses no other health risks. The only thing about this condition is that it can cause someone to feel unattractive. Also called as senile warts, this type of keratosis has nothing to do with viruses causing warts.

It persists on sun exposed parts of the skin such as the neck, arms and legs so it is perceived that the sun could be a factor on having seborrheic keratosis. If these grow on areas which are easily seen, then you may feel humiliated of it.

You can just overlook it since it does not do you any harm. What you should avoid is picking, scratching or abrading it. An infection can occur if you do so.     It is also good if you use mild soaps and detergents to prevent irritation.

You need to consult a doctor first before going through any treatments to remove this. There are many choices and it’s up to you to choose.

SEBORRHEIC KERATOSIS TREATMENTS

•    Seborrheic keratosis can be efficiently removed with laser treatments.  The laser beams destroys the abnormal cell growths with impressive precision and accuracy.

•    Oftentimes, electrocautery is mixed with curettage in seborrheic keratosis removal. Areas affected by seborrheic keratosis are burned off by using electricity.

•    A spoon like tool called curette is used to scrape off seborrheic keratosis in a process called curettage. mixing this with electrocautery can make it more effective.

•    Cryotherapy uses liquid nitrogen to freeze off the affected areas to make them fall off.

You have to take extra good care of your skin if you don’t want these skin problems to hinder you.