Actinic keratosis is a common skin condition caused by too much sun exposure. If untreated, actinic keratosis can become squamous cell carcinoma, a type of skin cancer. Actinic keratosis (also called ...

Cryotherapy is usually the first treatment for actinic keratosis and works by freezing the affected skin area. Actinic keratosis can sometimes return after treatment, with an average recurrence rate ...

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