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ACTINIC KERATOSIS (PRE-CANCER LESIONS)
Pre-cancer lesions (Actinic Keratosis) are discrete, scaling, rough lesions that occur on areas of chronic sun damage. These occur frequently in fair skin individuals secondary to prolonged and repeated sun exposure. Common locations include the ears, face, scalp and the upper extremities. Actinic Keratosis are pre-cancerous because a small number of them may progress to becoming Squamous Cell Carcinomas. Thus, treating them is very important. Treatment modalities include freezing with liquid nitrogen, topical creams like Aldara, Efudex, Carac and now new treatment methods like Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) with Levulan.
