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SEBORRHEIC WART (SEBORRHEIC KERATOSIS)

Other names, middle aged warts!!

This is a very common harmless growth usually seen in face, scalp and trunk.  It looks like a brain, black warty plaque appeared to be “stuck on” the skin.  It starts as a brownish spot and slowly increases in size.  There is no pain or itching usually.  Occasionally it may get caught on clothes or while using a towel and get irritated.

Treatment

Usually no treatment is required and only if it is an area that catches frequently on clothes – bra straps or on the face it needs to be treated.

Liquid nitrogen application by your doctor is the easiest treatment.  After this a blister appears and the lesion settles down in a week or two.

Sometimes your doctor may remove it by destructive treatments like curettage and cauterization or may excise it by a skin biopsy.