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Seborrheic Keratosis Help! What works to get rid of SK?
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I’m curious, but was it medically diagnosed as SK, or could it be seborrheic dermatitis? Just in this short thread there are a handful of different kinds of creams and/or oils mentioned. I would love it if there was 100% agreement on just one product. It’s like different strokes for different folks. As far as I know I don’t have SK, but I have seborrheic dermatitis on my bald scalp, along with one Mohs surgical scar (head caved in with a baseball bat look) from 2023, and about 10 AK lesions mixed in. My head is like “40 miles of bad road”. For the AKs I have been using 3% diclofenac, because it’s gentle on the skin, and after having been cut, burned and frozen on the scalp I have told my doctor that I won’t go there again. He understands where my head is at – hence the diclofenac. If anyone is perhaps mistaking SK for dermatitis, then Clobetasol cream or lotion (a powerful steroid) for no more than two weeks twice a day is supposed to help. It has helped me somewhat, but then I haven’t used it as much as I should. I’m more concerned with the AKs. One already turned into SCC.
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@19sfca47. My experience was from several years ago, I've moved a few times, and don't have immediate access to my medical records so it's possible I'm mis-remembering but I think the diagnosis for my head was SK. I did also have a rash on my body at that time, which my PCP called, "eczema" - and I understood (perhaps incorrectly) this to be another name for seborrheic dermatitis. One of the many prescriptions for my skin rash was Clobetesol and it didn't help my rash at all. I don't remember now if I tried diclofenac or not - but I did go a series of prescription creams and pills for the rash on my body. For my head, I tried several OTC shampoos with no luck but not specific prescription meds. By the time the rash on my head appeared, my PCP seemed to give up on my case and that's when I contacted the Aryuvedic practitioner. Apologies for not providing the specific info you seek; I wish I had better info to offer! FWIW, I know how sensitive Mohs surgical scars can be and I hope you find relief.