Becker’s Nevus (Smooth Muscle Hamartoma)


Treatment: No therapy is required. Surgical excision is likely to produce a mutilating scar unless the nevus is extraordinarily small. The hypertrichosis can be treated for cosmetic purposes with any of a multitude of therapies including laser removal, shaving, and electrolysis. Most patients prefer to not treat the area.


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Aug 11, 2016 | Posted by in Dermatology | Comments Off on Becker’s Nevus (Smooth Muscle Hamartoma)

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