treatment
Last reviewed 01/2018
The indication for treatment of seborrhoeic keratosis is patient concern over irritation or cosmesis. Infrequently, lesions may be removed to confirm the diagnosis or benign nature of a clinical change.
Treatment modalities include:
- surgical excision: the recommended route if the features are not entirely suggestive of classical seborrhoeic keratosis
- curettage
- cryotherapy: may be associated with subsequent changes in pigmentation
- laser therapy, eg the Q-switched ruby laser
- topical trichloroacetic acid