{"id":12031,"date":"2016-04-13T14:11:34","date_gmt":"2016-04-13T14:11:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/50.28.10.128\/~pslcenter\/?page_id=12031"},"modified":"2025-09-23T20:46:59","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T20:46:59","slug":"actinic-keratosis-ak","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/palmettoskinandlasercenter.com\/staging\/actinic-keratosis-ak\/","title":{"rendered":"Actinic Keratosis (AK)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Actinic Keratosis (AK)<\/h1>\n

What causes actinic keratosis?<\/h2>\n

Actinic keratosisis<\/strong> caused by damage from repeated, prolonged sun exposure which causes skin damage.\u00a0 People with fair complexions are especially at risk.\u00a0 Sun-damaged skin becomes dry and wrinkled and may form rough, scaly spots called actinic keratosis.<\/p>\n

These rough spots remain on the skin even after the crust or scale is picked or rubbed off.\u00a0 Treatment of actinic keratosis requires removal of the abnormal skin cells.\u00a0 New skin then forms to replace the sun-damaged skin.<\/p>\n

Why treat actinic keratosis?<\/h2>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>While actinic keratosisare not skin cancers, they are considered pre-cancers and approximately 15 percent of lesions will develop into squamous cell carcinoma.<\/p>\n

Should you develop a suspicious growth or patch of skin, please call to request an appointment with one of our dermatologists immediately.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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