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If you have a brown, often flat, mole that has irregular pigmentation or shape and\/or is not symmetric or is changing, make sure you see a dermatologist to get it evaluated. Non-melanoma skin cancer<\/a> often starts with scaly flesh colored or red patches or \u201cpearly\u201d or scabby bumps that do not heal or continue to grow, or occasionally even pimple-like growths that never resolve. Melanoma <\/a>is caused by sun as well as heredity, whereas non-melanoma skin cancer is caused principally by excessive UV radiation. It is important to detect early as most skin cancer<\/a>, even melanoma<\/a>, is curable with surgery alone.<\/p>\n

Actinic keratoses<\/a>, which are pre-cancerous scaly growths can be treated with cryotherapy <\/a>(freezing), chemotherapy creams (Carac, Efudex, or Aldara) or photodynamic therapy (PDT). We specialize in PDT at Advanced Dermatology<\/a> but use all methods. PDT <\/a>is great in that it removes the precancerous spots with good cosmetic results and there are usually only a couple of days of redness and peeling. It also appears to prevent skin cancer and treats the entire area instead of just one or two specific spots.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

If you have a brown, often flat, mole that has irregular pigmentation or shape and\/or is not symmetric or is changing, make sure you see a dermatologist to get it evaluated. 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