Seborrheic keratoses are noncancerous growths on the skin. They can vary in color and typically appear on the back, shoulders, chest, or face. Seborrheic keratoses can appear anywhere on the skin ...

While seborrheic keratosis usually isn’t cause for concern, it can look like melanoma, a serious form of skin cancer. You can tell them apart by their size, shape, color, and texture. Although ...

Treatment for seborrheic keratosis is usually unnecessary. However, a person may choose to treat it with cryotherapy, shave excision, laser therapy, topical medications, or electrodesiccation with or ...

Dear Mayo Clinic: I have brown spots over the top half of my body, which my doctor says are seborrheic keratoses and are harmless. What causes them, and is there a way to prevent more from appearing?

Seborrheic keratosis is a benign epithelioid tumor of the skin. It is noninvasive and can usually be treated by simple tangential excision under local infiltrative anesthesia. The residual skin base ...

If you're like us, any time you notice a change in your skin you can get a little anxious—especially when it comes in the form of brown raised growths. But before you go down a worry rabbit hole, find ...

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Expert advice from Dr Zoe Williams, our resident specialist and NHS GP Q: AN seborrheic keratoses give you back ache? My back is covered in it and I’m getting pain from about where my lungs are up to ...

The exact cause of seborrheic keratosis is not known. However, there are several factors that have been linked to an increased risk of the condition and may have a role in causing it. These include: ...