Seborrheic Keratosis Treatments in Chiangmai

Seborrheic keratosis is a common, harmless, noncancerous growth on the skin. It usually appears as a pale, black, or brown growth on the back, shoulders, chest, or face.

The plural of keratosis is keratoses. Seborrheic keratoses are also known as basal cell papilloma, or seborrheic warts.

Seborrheic keratoses tend to appear from middle-age onwards. Some individuals may have just one, but normally there will be several. Seborrheic keratosis is not contagious.

Thirty percent of people have at least one by the age of 40 years, and they affect over 75 percent of people by the age of 70 years.

In most cases of seborrheic keratosis, no further treatment is necessary.

The doctor may recommend removing the growth if:

it is hard to distinguish from skin cancer, or if the diagnosis is uncertain
the patient does not like it, and wants it removed
it causes problems, for example, itching or irritation with clothing or jewelry rubbing against it

If the dermatologist carries out a biopsy, they will normally remove the seborrheic keratosis at the same time.

There are several ways of removing seborrheic keratosis.