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When keratin grows on skin, keratosis might be the disease. Actually, keratin is the main component of hair, toe nails and fingernails. If ever keratin grows into the skin, it could cause solidification, lumps and wart like skin growth. The kinds of keratosis vary on what caused it, they are actinic keratosis if it caused by overexposure to the sun, pilaric keratosis which is a follicular abnormality, hydrocarbon keratosis and seborrheic keratosis. The surgical removal of a kind of this disorder -namely actinic keratosis will be our topic. Solar keratosis is another name for it. Since the face, the arms and neck are the parts of the skin which is gets extended sun exposure, keratosis commonly affects these areas. People who have less melanin are at high risk of getting actinic keratosis. Since it could lead to cancer, it must be treated at once.

Actinic or solar keratosis is mainly caused by being exposed to the sun for long periods of time. It resembles a mole in color and in size. But moles don’t just grow bigger and thicker like keratosis does. The main difference is its thickening and growth. Once diagnosed with such keratosis, there are many treatments available. Treatments are for various levels of acuteness. Creams and gels are available for those with mild case. The gel or cream would loosen and soften the affected area and it will be removed easily. Cryosurgery is a type of surgical medication for keratosis.

Extremely low temperature is employed to skin to get rid of abnormal tissues. Liquid nitrogen or carbon dioxide snow are used in this kind of surgery.  It hardens the affected area more to make it easier to eliminate. It costs less, hurts less and scars less. On the other hand it can cause nerve tissue and healthy tissues to be harmed.

Laser surgery could also be chosen. This is done without the use of a scalpel. Laser surgery burns out damaged tissues, and it could be costly. The good thing about laser surgery is that it heals quickly and the pain is less.

Conventional surgery, or surgery with scalpel is another less expensivechoice. Since keratosis does not penetrate deep within the skin, it could be removed on the skin surface by softening the affected part with a cream or gel, then, a dermatologist would do the rest of the surgical procedure. The pain you would feel would amount to the safety of your health.