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Best Treatment for Sebaceous Hyperplasia?
Hello - Which is a good method to eradicate them -- radio surgery (which looks like a loop) or radio frequency (which uses a needle)? Is it true that radio freq will create a uneven divet (sp?) in the skin? I have about 10 or so on face and I'm looking all over for the correct treatment and would like to know where I can find someone who does either. thank you
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Treatment of Sebaceous Hyperplasia
There are many treatments available for sebaceous hyperplasia and all come with risks. I am partial to intralesional desiccation, a procedure where the lesion is anestetized using tiny needles and a fine lesion is inserted into each lobule of the lesion and heated using electricity. This is usually extremely effective and most often leaves very little scarring or skin depression. I often recommend treating one to three lesions first, and if they do well, treat more.
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Sebaceous hyperplasia
These yellowish bumps on the skin can be very small or large. If they are numerous or atypical they should be checked by a dermatologist. Very unusually these lesions can be associated with colon problems and a colonoscopy might be worthwhile. All destructive treatments, shaving, Ellman radiosurgery/radiofrequency, electrodesiccation can result in some lesions becoming deeper than the normal surrounding skin. In expert hands, the very careful application of a very strong concentration of...
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