keratolytic
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Keratolytic () therapy is a type of medical treatment to remove warts, calluses and other lesions in which the epidermis produces excess skin. In this therapy, acidic topical medicines, such as Whitfield's ointment or Jessner's solution, are applied to the lesion in order to thin the skin on and around it. This therapy causes the outer layer of the skin to loosen and shed.
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43,488 papers- Pathophysiology, Clinical Presentation, and Treatment of Psoriasis: A Review.JAMA · 2020
- Treatment of Scalp Psoriasis.Journal of drugs in dermatology : JDD · 2022
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- Are topical keratolytic agents needed in the treatment of scalp psoriasis?Dermatology online journal · 2014
- Emollients, moisturizers, and keratolytic agents in psoriasis.Clinics in dermatology · 2008
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Keratolytic () therapy is a type of medical treatment to remove warts, calluses and other lesions in which the epidermis produces excess skin. In this therapy, acidic topical medicines, such as Whitfield's ointment or Jessner's solution, are applied to the lesion in order to thin the skin on and around it. This therapy causes the outer layer of the skin to loosen and shed.
Keratolytics can also be used to soften keratin, a major component of the skin. This serves to improve the skin's moisture binding capacity, which is beneficial in the treatment of dry skin. Such agents (keratolytics) include alkalis (by swelling and hydrolysis of skin), salicylic acid, urea, lactic acid, allantoin, glycolic acid, and trichloroacetic acid.