Keratosis is one of the most common skin conditions experienced today. Many people have experienced it at one point or the other, while many more will end up with it in their life time. It can come up on many parts of the body and when it does, it tends to have this unbecoming appearance on the skin that tends to make the skin unattractive.
In case you want to get rid of it, there are several simple things you can do. Some of the treatment methods you can use can either be done at the hospital or at home. Taking it to the hospital may however cost you some amount of money. Do not forget that your health insurance does not cover the treatment of seborrheic keratosis. Instead of paying a visit to the hospital, you can get rid of the skin condition by making use of any of the simple methods highlighted below.
Try topical creams
Some topical creams are specially made for treating seborrheic keratosis. You can also get them very easily over the counter and get them applied to the surface of the seborrheic keratosis. It will be ok to wash the skin condition gently before you apply the topical cream. There are different forms of topical creams that are specially made for treating seborrheic keratosis. Each of them has its own specific active ingredient. The period of application differ with each of the active ingredients. But you can expect the skin condition to disappear after some weeks of application.
Cut it up
Instead of using topical creams to treat seborrheic keratosis, you can also cut it off. You do not need more than a scissors to get this done. Hold the scissors to its root and cut it up. Make sure that the scissors is close to the skin as much as possible. After this, you can apply simple treatment to stop the bleeding. This method may however leave some scars on the surface of your skin. A lightening cream can help you to remove the scar. This method is one of the fastest methods for treating this skin condition. It is however very painful.
Freeze it up
You can make use of liquid nitrogen to freeze up this skin condition. Place the liquid nitrogen directly on top of the skin condition and leave it for some seconds. Repeat this for as many times as possible and some positive results will be experienced after some days.
