Please share an interesting fact about dealing with seborrheic keratosis.

Seborrheic: Seborrheic keratoses used to be called old age spots.

Ignore: Electro dessication is fast, simple and covered by insurance in doctor's office. Best method.

Ignore: It's not cancer, easy to remove and hardly leaves a scar. Left alone they may enlarge.

Ignore: They can be scraped off the skin or treated with liquid nitrogen by a dermatologist.

Ignore: Cryosurgery can be an effective way to remove seborrheic keratoses. Laser treatment also available.

Ignore: Usually easily treated with wither Selsun or Head and shoulders shampoo ( if not allergic).

Ignore: Seborrheic keratoses have a characteristic "pasted on" look and can range in color from tan to black.

Ignore: Be careful not to rub,pick, or scratch at them which can lead to inflammation,bleeding,and infection.

Ignore: Some of these lesions can undergo malignant transformation.

Ignore: These lesions can be unsightly and annoying but harmless. I routinely do cryotherapy for removal.

Ignore: They can be removed by freezing, burning, or cutting them off. Don't be shy in asking for removal.

Ignore: Sugar-based acid scrubs help take early ones off, and adding an alpha hydroxy acid will also help.

Ignore: SKs will never become malignant, but they won't go away without treatment.

Ignore: They are benign so just leave them alone.