Nothing to be Ashamed of, 2024
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Seborrheic Keratosis is an illness that tends to present itself in aging individuals. It causes skin lesions to grow on the surface of the epidermis, dark in color and rough in texture.
Keratosis is benign, meaning it is not cancerous and causes no health risks. Treatments exist but they aren’t strictly necessary as the only real effect of the illness is a cosmetic one.
It is for these reasons I have made the artwork as it stands. The illustration shown an elderly woman having a nice night out, she is at dinner with her husband and is wearing a dress she feels comfortable in. Her illness is visible, yet nobody is causing her grief over it and she is able to enjoy herself. The message I wanted to convey is that Seborrheic Keratosis is nothing to be ashamed of or to worry over, and that nobody should be thought less of for having it.
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Seborrheic Keratosis is a noncancerous, or benign, proliferation of immature keratinocytes that causes skin lesions to grow on the surface of the epidermis. These skin lesions are described as well-demarcated, oval or round, flat shaped macules, and colors can range from tan, brown or black. They are slow growing and may become thicker as the time passes. There is belief that Seborrheic Keratosis has a high development because of a genetic component, but the exact pathogenesis is unknown. There is a possible correlation with the FGFR3 and or PIK3CA oncogenes. There is no difference between how seborrheic keratosis occurs between males and females, but appears to be more frequent in people with lighter skin tones
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