REVIEW ARTICLE
Hydrogen Peroxide Use for Chemical Destruction in Seborrheic Keratosis: A Review
Darshana Balasubramaniam1, *, Craig G. Burkhart1
Article Information
Identifiers and Pagination:
Year: 2019Volume: 13
First Page: 68
Last Page: 70
Publisher ID: TODJ-13-68
DOI: 10.2174/1874372201913010068
Article History:
Received Date: 20/06/2019Revision Received Date: 29/10/2019
Acceptance Date: 06/12/2019
Electronic publication date: 31/12/2019
Collection year: 2019
open-access license: This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License (CC-BY 4.0), a copy of which is available at: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode. This license permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Abstract
Seborrheic Keratosis (SK) is a common, benign epidermal tumor as observed by dermatologists. Removal is rarely indicated, and usually requested by patients for cosmetic preference. The most common method of removal is cryotherapy, but other topical treatments exist. Topical Hydrogen Peroxide has been recognized as an effective topical treatment. Safety concerns and maximum efficiency of peroxides have been a topic of study in a variety of dermatological conditions. This article aims to review the chemical composition of hydrogen peroxide (H202) in treating SK, methods to increase its effectiveness as a topical dermatological product, and explore the promising new FDA approved treatment.