Do actinic keratosis need to be removed?
“Actinic keratosis is an abnormal growth of cells caused by long-term damage from the sun,” he says. “They are not cancerous, but a small fraction of them will develop into skin cancer. Because we don't know which ones will become cancer and which will not, dermatologists recommend treatment of these lesions,” Dr.
“Actinic keratosis is an abnormal growth of cells caused by long-term damage from the sun,” he says. “They are not cancerous, but a small fraction of them will develop into skin cancer. Because we don't know which ones will become cancer and which will not, dermatologists recommend treatment of these lesions,” Dr.
