Solar Keratosis can be Cured Naturally
Author: John Sweet
A solar keratosis is a small, rough, bump which develops on the skin. It is caused by continuous exposure to sun. Treatment is usually advised as there is a small risk that it may eventually turn into skin cancer.
Freezing a solar keratosis with liquid nitrogen is the common treatment. Cutting out or scrapping off the solar keratosis are other options. Although not all solar keratosis progress into a melanoma, if you have SK then your risk of developing a melanoma at some other part of your skin is increased.
People with fair skin who do not tan easily are most commonly affected. Because their skin has less protective pigment, they are the most susceptible to sunburn and other forms of sun damage. The more serious type of skin cancer, melanoma, most commonly occurs in people who have had a lot of sun exposure.
So, tell a doctor soon if you notice any changes in any part of your skin such as new moles, small dark patches developing, etc. There are other spots, called seborrheic keratoses, that are not caused by sun exposure and have no relationship to skin cancers. Because their growth is often hard to predict,many skin specialists think it is safest to consider them as a form of squamous cell skin cancer.
Treatment is usually advised if you have more than one solar keratosis. Doctors can usually diagnose an actinic keratosis just by examining it. For instance, for every 100 cases of solar keratosis, 50 per cent will get better in a few years, and 50 per cent will stay the same or get worse. SK is caused by continuous exposure to sun and changes the size, shape, structure and organisation of our skin cells.
Cancers that develop from melanocytes, the pigment-making cells of the skin, are called melanomas. This is not the most serious form of skin cancer. If you spend much time in the sun you have an increased risk of developing solar keratoses, certain types of skin cancer and various other skin problems.
The vast majority of these cancers develop in areas of severe sun damage, particularly within or contiguous to areas of solar keratoses, but it has not been possible thus far to predict who will develop these potentially dangerous skin cancers.
So, although solar keratosis does not always progress into a melanoma, if you have SK then your risk of developing a melanoma at some other part of your skin is increased. The natural cure for SK is crocodile oil, this has been used for centuries for many skin problems. Many sufferers hav testified that they no longer have to have their SK burnt off as their skin has healed naturally with this balm.
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is there anything to do help cure severe Seborrheic Keratosis they are all on my neck,face and chest?
i have had liquid nitrogen removal they resurface
I used retin A. Took about six weeks.
how do i get rid of seborrheic keratosis?
i have many of these type skin “tags” on my face, neck and trunk. For many years I have had them frozen off with liquid nitrogen but I have so many that it would take forever to get them off. They are various sizes ranging from a grain of sand to the size of an pencil eraser. Do you think microdermabrasion woulld help
Has anyone ever heard of this skin condition?
About ten years ago I got this rash outbreak on my arms, legs, and back. It didn’t go on my neck, face, hands, chest or feet. They look like red, flakey bumps. They will eventually go away on their own but leave little scars on me where they have disappeared so my skin looks blotchy. If i pick them they sometimes leave scabs or just go completely away. When I go tanning it makes them completely go away and they will eventually come off (flake off ) and leave little scars. They are itchy mostly in the winter, especially on my legs and are more visable and itchy when I went into hot water. I’ve tried prednisone which the outbreak settled down but never fully went away. I’ve tried all kinds of steroid creams and it never made them go away. I tried changing laundry detergent to unscented, I tried using dove unscented soap and nothing seems to work. I went to multiple dermatologist visits and have gotten two biopsies, the one thing they told me I can’t remember but know it wasn’t it because it says it goes away after about 6 months and that wasn’t the case. I just had another one recently and it said it was Seborrheic Keratosis which I don’t believe it is just from looking up information about it. Also when I go in the sun at all for the first couple of days before getting tanned it makes them a lot more red before making them go away. Does anyone have any idea what this could be? I’ve been trying to find out for a long time and all these visits to the doctors with the wrong answers are aggervating. If anyone could think of what it could be please let me know, I’ve been googling and searching forever and can’t seem to figure it out. Any help would be great! Thank You!
I remember what they first said it was,Pityriasis Rosea, and the it doesn’t sound like that at all to me…I don’t believe it is prickly heat I have seen that before this has been here for about 10 years or more and has never completely gone away…the lesions are prob not even 1 inch in diameter but some and very few will get about that size and last a little longer than usual.
are you able to add pix on here?
Hard to say without seeing the lesions, or the biopsies, but two things come to mind, since you say that they are leaving small scars after they resolve: pityriasis lichenoides et varioliformis acuta, or possibly transient acantholytic dermatosis. A few clear, sharp pix might help, though.