Question 1

what is the treatment for solar keratosis?

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5fu, (fluorouracil)cryo, electrosur: This can be treated by 5fu, (fluorouracil) shoal raze or picaro creams. This can also be treated with cryoosurgy, electric needle, or phtodynamic therapy with levulan. Treatment will vary by number and choice of physician. Use suns rene and schedule regular followups to prevent surgery in future, and early dec tion of skin cancer.

Question 2

what is the definition or description of: solar keratosis?

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Ultraviolet damage : Thickened and perhaps slightly pigmented skin with ultraviolet damage in high sun exposure skin.  Usually benign but deserves watching.

Question 3

can you tell me the main symptoms of solar keratosis?

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Solar keratosis: The growths are sun-induced (hence "solar") and are pre-cancerous in nature.  They tend to be red, flaky, sometimes tender, in sun-exposed areas of the skin.  See your dermatologist to get them treated.

Question 4

doctor says i have solar keratosis on my chest.  what exactly is solar keratosis?

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Sun damage: These are early precancerous changes with s attired abnormal cells visible on biopsy. This is easily treatable with liquid nitrogen, electric needle or prescription creams. Left alone these can grow deeper and may require surgery. Treat these areas early , use sunscreen, and limit strong sun exposure.

Question 5

i have a painful small pimple at the side of my face where i have been trea ted for solar keratosis. will it go away in time? thank you

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Need to see Derm: Since there was a previous solar  keratosis there it  need to be checked. These are  actinic keratoses and they are precancers. Dermatology needs to check this to rule out skin cancer.

Question 6

had solar lentige (or possibly early seborric keratosis) burned off on forehead. most of it came off expect around the edges. now what can i do?

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Healing: Healing after an excision or other treatment on your skin can take several weeks. Keep the area clean and covered /protected from sunshine. Visit your doctor again after 3 weeks for re-evaluation if you aren't happy with the results!

Question 7

i had keratosis pilarus and got medicine to treat it. the bumps are gone now and i still have  a red pigment on my cheeks. how do i get rid of it.

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KP: Generally redness associated with keratosis pilaris  will improve in the warmer months . Moisturizing creams and sunscreen as well as retin a (tretinoin) cream often are prescribed to reduce the bumps and fade the redness.

Question 8

is a seborrheic keratosis that is focally pigmented & inflamed with an unusual nevus much worse than one that is not focally pigmented and inflamed?

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: Certainly one that is inflamed worse than one that isn’t.  How long has problem existed.  Please ask Physician about your concern.

Question 9

is seborrheic keratosis that is focally pigmented and inflamed more like a regular seborrheic keratosis or does it possess features more consistent with melanoma? pigmented keratinocytes monomorphous basaloid cells?

Accepted Answer

: All laboratory/imaging results need to be interpreted in the clinical context and the doctor who ordered the tests is usually in the best position to do that. Talk to the doctor who ordered the tests. Having said that, nothing in the report indicates a melanoma.    Wish you good health!

Question 10

i have lichenoid keratosis which my doctor described as solar lentigo with eczema. incurable. how does it "behave"? does it vanish/spread at times?

Accepted Answer

Lichenoid Keratosis: Assuming this is a biopsy proven Lichenoid Keratosis, it is a benign lesion. Treatment options include Cryotherapy with liquid nitrogen, electrosurgery or curettage. One may also opt to have no treatment.

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Can you tell me the main symptoms of solar keratosis?

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Doctor says i have solar keratosis on my chest. what exactly is solar keratosis?

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I have a painful small pimple at the side of my face where i have been trea ted for solar keratosis. will it go away in time? thank you

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Had solar lentige (or possibly early seborric keratosis) burned off on forehead. most of it came off expect around the edges. now what can i do?

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I had keratosis pilarus and got medicine to treat it. the bumps are gone now and i still have a red pigment on my cheeks. how do i get rid of it.

A member asked:

Is a seborrheic keratosis that is focally pigmented & inflamed with an unusual nevus much worse than one that is not focally pigmented and inflamed?

A member asked:

Is seborrheic keratosis that is focally pigmented and inflamed more like a regular seborrheic keratosis or does it possess features more consistent with melanoma? pigmented keratinocytes monomorphous basaloid cells?

A member asked:

I have lichenoid keratosis which my doctor described as solar lentigo with eczema. incurable. how does it "behave"? does it vanish/spread at times?

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