With about a hundred spots of actinic keratosis on my face (most on my forehead, but plenty on my nose, cheeks, chin, upper lip, and tops of the ears), I dreaded the prospect of going in for periodic cryotherapy to get rid of them. My fair skin has paid the price of my Florida upbringing where I worked as a lifeguard/swim instructor in my youth. My dermatologist has been using PDT for three...
I have the PDT procedure done a couple of years ago and it was fairly uneventful. All I really recall about it was my face got extremely red on Day 1, and I had a fair amount of flaking the next week. Not a dramatic experience and no memorable results other than feeling good about doing something preventive for my skin. I have a history of basal cells, and had a squamous cell last summer, so I...
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