They typically first arise in mid-adulthood and as people age, they do so more frequently and although they are not harmful and don't need to be treated, if they bother you, you can get them removed.

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 keratosis is a benign epithelioid tumor of the skin. It is noninvasive and can usually be treated by simple tangential excision under local infiltrative anesthesia. The residual skin base ...

Seborrheic keratoses are not moles or warts, although they are mistaken for either or both. I recall saying that at least three times recently, and I’m certain I repeat it at least once a day. The ...

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 ...

Is there any way to get rid of warts other than duct tape? I have more than 20 of these ugly things on my hands, and I can’t imagine trying to get on with daily life with that much duct tape on. I ...

The company expects to begin the final stage of testing for its experimental common warts treatment during the second half of this year. Aclaris Therapeutics Inc. said Monday its experimental ...

Although it's possible to remove warts by freezing them with liquid nitrogen, they often grow back, requiring multiple treatments. New research, however, suggests that ultra-short electrical pulses ...