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Factors influencing treatment of actinic keratoses
| Cost |
| Reimbursement |
| Speed |
| Efficacy |
| Patient tolerability |
| Cosmesis |
| Number of lesions to treat |
| Spot vs. field treatment |
| Patient compliance |
| Patient history of multiple skin cancers |
| Immunosuppression |
| High-risk location (ears, lips) |
| Lesion morphology (hyperkeratotic, ill-defined) |
| Symptoms (pain, bleeding) |
| Previous treatment history |
