Seborrheic Keratoses Information and Treatment 

Seborrheic keratoses are the most common benign tumor in older persons. Seborrheic refers greasy and keratosis means plumping of the skin. Seborrheic keratoses are non-cancerous progress of the outer layer of skin. There may be just one growth or many which occur in clusters.

Seborrheic keratoses have a variety of medical looks, and they arises from the proliferation of epidermal cells. Seborrhoeic keratoses may also be termed as basal cell papillomas, senile warts or brown warts. Seborrhoeic keratoses are harmless and occassionally or never become malignant. They often appear on the back or chest but are also often on the scalp, face, arms, and legs.

Seborrheic keratoses mature slowly, in groups or singly. Seborrheic keratoses are round or oval and differ in size from less than ¼ inch to many inches.

The etiology of the growth of a seborrheic keratosis is not known. Seborrheic keratoses manifest histologic evidence of proliferation. When they first appear, the deveplopment usually begin one at a time as small jagged bumps.

Seborrheic keratoses commonly have a rude, brown appearance. The diagnosis of a seborrheic keratosis depeds on the appearance of a brown, rough, stuck-on lesion. Seborrheic keratosis, or a subtype of Seborrheic keratosis, strikes less than 200,000 people in the US population. As the tumors are rarely painful, treatment is not generally necessary. There is a small risk of localized infection by picking at the lesion.

Seborrheic keratoses are noncancerous (benign) skin build up which some people develop as they age. You should have a doctor inspect any skin growth which undergoes a change in appearance, such as bleeding or rapid growth.

In most cases, no treatment is necessary. Still, if the growth is irritated, it can be frozen or scraped off. If treatment is required, growths may be surgically removed or removed by cryotherapy (freezing).