If you're like us, any time you notice a change in your skin you can get a little anxious—especially when it comes in the form of brown raised growths. But before you go down a worry rabbit hole, find ...

Our bodies change as we age. Some of those changes, like thinning hair and wrinkles, are no surprise. We anticipate them. Less discussed changes, however, like clusters of brown spots on your skin, ...

The lesion was a seborrheic keratosis (SK). Also referred to as senile warts, senile keratoses, seborrheic verrucae, and basal cell papillomas, SKs are common, benign epithelial tumors that usually ...

Seborrheic dermatitis is a skin condition that may cause symptoms like patches of skin that are lighter than the surrounding areas (hypopigmentation) and curved lesions in people with dark skin.

Ever since the days of puberty when you began developing pimples, you’ve probably taken notice of every change to your skin. A freckle here and a mole there are all fine and good, but what about that ...

HPV is a nearly universal infection that is eventually cleared by the immune system of healthy individuals. This ubiquitous infectious agent can give rise to a wide variety of clinical manifestations, ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 70-year-old woman who has led a healthy, active life. There is a history of cancer on both sides of my family. I’ve been seeing my dermatologist for seborrheic keratoses for ...

Warts are growths on the skin that are notoriously stubborn to remove. Although warts are harmless most of the time, they are contagious and often unsightly. In this article, we discuss what causes ...

If you have a skin growth or bump on your foot, you might wonder whether it’s a wart or a corn. Both can develop on the feet. Because of their similar appearance, even doctors have trouble telling the ...

Medicare does not pay for benign wart removal for cosmetic reasons. However, it may fund the removal of malignant warts, warts that have spread to other body parts, or warts that are symptoms of ...