Senile Sebaceous Adenoma

Leonine facies and neck papules

“…Variants of SH include: giant forms, familial forms as well as juxta clavicular beaded lines in which papules of sebaceous hyperplasia are closely arranged in parallel lines along Langer lines of tension . Although SH tends to be a senile condition, presenile or premature occurrence starting at puberty or just afterwards has been reported. The presenile subtype could be sporadic or familial and commonly affects the forehead and cheeks and may involve extreme sebaceous hyperplasia resulting in a diffuse aggregated papular eruption like in our case .…”

“…Sebaceous hyperplasia (SH) usually presents as single or multiple, soft, white-yellow, or skin-colored beaded papules with a central dell (corresponding to the follicular infundibular ostium) and surface telangiectasia. 1 It is more prevalent in males 2 mostly reflecting an androgen effect and arises frequently on the face (nose, cheeks, and forehead) 1 and occasionally on the chest, 3 scrotum, 4 and vulva. 5 Variants of SH include: giant forms, 6 familial forms 7 as well as juxta clavicular beaded lines in which papules of sebaceous hyperplasia are closely arranged in parallel lines along Langer lines of tension.…”

Cryo CornerL: Q‐Tip Cryosurgery for the Treatment of Senile Sebaceous Hyperplasia

“…Senile sebaceous hyperplasia (SSH) is a common dermatologic condition of the forehead, cheeks, and nose typically found in middle life but showing increased frequency with age 1,2 . The individual lesion clinically appears as an elevated, round, whitish‐yellow papule with central umbilication 1,2 . His‐tologically, multilobular hyperplastic sebaceous glands are seen that empty into an enlarged central sebaceous duct 1–3 .…”

“…The individual lesion clinically appears as an elevated, round, whitish‐yellow papule with central umbilication 1,2 . His‐tologically, multilobular hyperplastic sebaceous glands are seen that empty into an enlarged central sebaceous duct 1–3 . Treatment of SSH has included electrodesiccation and curettage, simple excision, and systemic administration of diethylstilbestrol 4 .…”

The Treatment of Benign Sebaceous Hyperplasia with the Topical Application of Bichloracetic Acid

“…Histologically they consist of enlarged lobules of mature sebaceous glands with a central dilated duct (Figure 1). 1–3 These lesions have no premalignant potential. We have found the topical application of 1% bichloracetic acid to the areas of sebaceous hyperplasia can significantly reduce, if not totally eliminate, these lesions with a minimum of scarring.…”