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Cryosurgery
Cryosurgery (freezing) using liquid nitrogen can also remove AK lesions. Often, Fluorouracil is used prior to or following cryosurgery as interval therapy in patients with severe AK lesions.
Raleigh Dermatology may prescribe Aldara (Imiquimod) cream for patients with AK cells. Aldara works by activating immune cells to travel to targeted AK cells and eliminate them before they progress into a more aggressive AK or squamous cell carcinoma. Aldara cream should be applied in 2-by-2-inch patches to the treatment area once a day for two days a week, three to four days apart. Patients should wash off the Aldara cream after eight hours, and treatment typically continues for 16 weeks. Patients may experience some reddening, peeling, swelling, burning or itching at the targeted area.
