What is your treatment algorithm for actinic cheilitis?
What topical therapies have you found most effective? Have you found laser therapy to be effective?
Answer from: at Academic Institution
Great question. We prefer to use efudex for broad involvement or liquid nitrogen for more localized AK. Some people do use CO2 laser as another modality for treatment. You can also pre-prescribe valacyclovir to help prevent cold sore recurrence during treatment with laser.
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at NYU Langone Health What dosage schedule do you recommend for efudex. ...
at North Metro Dermatology NEVER use Imiquimod on the lips! They will blow up...
What dosage schedule do you recommend for efudex. ...
NEVER use Imiquimod on the lips! They will blow up...