- Actinic Keratoses NYC Treatment Center in New York, NY
- 212.644.6454
 - Opened 7 Days a Week for Treatment
- Growths may be removed by: Burning (electrical cautery)
- Scraping away the lesion and using electricity to kill any remaining cells (caled curettage and electrodesiccation)
- Freezing (cryotherapy, which freezes and kills the cells)
- photodynamic therapy
- Chemical peels Creams such as 5-fluorouracil (5-FU)
- harmless ( benign), but about 5% develop into skin cancer.
- Scarring from the treatment
- Squamous cell carcinoma
- Call for an appointment with Dr. Gary
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- if areas of persistent roughness or scaliness develop in sun-exposed skin.
- Risk factors for actinic keratosis include:
- fair skin, blue or green eyes, or blond or red hair
- Long-term, daily sun exposure ( work outdoors)
- Multiple, severe sunburns early in life
- Actinic keratosis is usually found on the face, scalp, back of the hands, chest, or other sun-exposed areas.
- flat and scaly areas Later they develop a hard and wart-like or gritty, rough, and "sandpapery" surface --
- The skin lesion may be easier to feel than to see.
- Causes, incidence, and risk factors
- Actinic keratosis is caused by sun exposure, but it takes many years or decades to develop.
- Please Call Today 212.644.6454
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