Benign Skin Lesions
A benign skin lesion is a non-cancerous skin growth.
Who gets benign skin lesions?
Any person from any age group can present with a benign skin lesion.
What are benign skin lesions likely to be?
Benign skin lesions are likely to be:
- Even in shape, colour and structure
- Slow to grow/ change
- Don’t tend to cause bleeding without injury
Examples of benign skin lesions include:
- Skin tags
- Flat and raised moles
- Sunspots aka solar lentigo
- Seborrhoeic keratosis
- sebaceous hyperplasia
- cherry haemangioma and more
While many of these are easily identified, if they worry you a skin cancer check is still necessary first to confirm they are benign and then we can talk about removal if appropriate. A Medicare rebate does not usually apply to the removal of many of these and is a private additional fee.
A benign skin lesion is a non-cancerous skin growth.
Who gets benign skin lesions?
Any person from any age group can present with a benign skin lesion.
What are benign skin lesions likely to be?
Benign skin lesions are likely to be:
- Even in shape, colour and structure
- Slow to grow/ change
- Don’t tend to cause bleeding without injury
Examples of benign skin lesions include:
- Skin tags
- Flat and raised moles
- Sunspots aka solar lentigo
- Seborrhoeic keratosis
- sebaceous hyperplasia
- cherry haemangioma and more
While many of these are easily identified, if they worry you a skin cancer check is still necessary first to confirm they are benign and then we can talk about removal if appropriate. A Medicare rebate does not usually apply to the removal of many of these and is a private additional fee.