Actinic keratosis on nose, prescribed tirbanibulin cream, experiences and advice?

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Has anyone had an actinic keratoses? I have one on my nose and my dermatologist said it's precancerous which is terrifying. He prescribed me a 5 day course of tirbanibulin cream to hopefully get rid of it. He said he could do cryotherapy on it but because it's my nose, he said it could leave a dimple mark as the nose is a very unforgiving area to have cryotherapy due to lack of skin there.

I have loads of them but they’re on my torso.

I had one frozen off and it hurt so much I was disinclined to do it again, especially as my doctor said they only very rarely become cancerous.

Yes, actinic keratosis is precancerous. Tirbanibulin cream is a good treatment option to avoid scarring, especially on the nose. It's normal to feel concerned, but this approach should help.