Seborrhoeic Keratosis is a benign, asymptomatic, non-viral proliferation of epidermal cellls, primarily caused by ageing. They are very common especially in mature and elderly clients where they also tend to have more than one. 

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They can have a rough surface, and range in colour from light golden brown to mid-brown to almost black due to the presence of melanin and can be mistaken for moles. 

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Thinner blemishes are paler, and traumatised blemishes will appear inflamed. Thinner blemishes usually appear on the cheeks and lower legs.

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Sometimes these are referred to as a wart although they are not caused by the same virus and is not infectious or contagious. 

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The most commonly recognised reason for their appearance is during the natural ageing process on skins that have a predisposition to this type of growth. 

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