Seborrheic keratosis is a common, harmless growth on your skin. It's benign, which means it isn't cancerous. Like moles, seborrheic keratosis happens when extra skin cells bunch up together on the top ...

Our bodies change as we age. Some of those changes, like thinning hair and wrinkles, are no surprise. We anticipate them. Less discussed changes, however, like clusters of brown spots on your skin, ...

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 ...

They typically first arise in mid-adulthood and as people age, they do so more frequently and although they are not harmful and don't need to be treated, if they bother you, you can get them removed.

Dear Dr. Gott: I have another success story about the use of Vick”s VapoRub. For years, I had a seborrheic keratosis on the right side of my face. I had it burned off three times, twice by the same ...

Q: I have another success story about the use of Vick’s VapoRub. For years, I had a seborrheic keratosis on the right side of my face. I had it burned off three times, twice by the same dermatologist, ...

Fun fact: Dermatologist Sandra Lee, MD, a.k.a. Dr. Pimple Popper, is also married to a dermatologist. She met her husband, Dr. Jeffrey Rebish, while they were both in medical school. In her latest ...