A benign proliferation of epidermal cells with 'stuck on' appearance and 'lip' or distinctive edge. Can easily be treated by diathermy, but it is always advisable to obtain the GP's advice and agreement.
These Basal Cell Papillomas become more common with increasing age. They are seen as raised and appear frequently as several lesions on covered body sites and are also quite common on the face in older people. They are usually brown because of melanin and so can be mistaken for moles. The superficial stuck on appearance is a helpful diagnosis point.
They can be tiny or large even up to two inches across. Removal by surgery using a stitch often leaves a scar, and freezing leaves a mark. The treatment when performed by a private doctor costs in the region of £300+. If all evidence of the Seborrhoeic Keratosis is not removed it will re-grow.
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