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