My skin feels rough in certain spots?

 Actinic Keratosis

    An actinic keratosis is rough and scaling patch that may feel like sandpaper. They are often better felt than seen. These lesions can occur on any sun exposed area. The most common places they occur are the face, scalp, ears, neck, shoulders, chest, forearms, and hands.
    An actinic keratosis is a form of “precancer.” If left untreated, a percentage may eventually turn into a Squamous Cell Carcinoma. These lesions are best prevented by limiting sun exposure and exposure to UV light. There are a variety of treatments for actinic keratosis’, such as cryotherapy (freezing with liquid nitrogen), topical medications, and at Florida Skin Center we offer BLU-U therapy as well. BLU-U helps to clear existing sun damage, and treat underlying sun damage to help prevent more lesions from appearing. The procedure is done in the office my applying a medication on the area of concern for a period of time. The area is then exposed to a special light source which causes a reaction with the medication and targets the sun damaged cells.