Skin cancer cream also erases wrinkles, brown spots

CHICAGO: A cream used to treat the early signs of skin cancer may erase wrinkles and leave behind younger-looking skin, US researchers said yesterday.

They said Valeant Pharmaceuticals' cream Efudex, which is used to treat actinic keratoses, a precancerous form of squamous cell carcinoma, improved the appearance of skin, smoothing out rough spots and wrinkles, improving skin color, and erasing brown spots.

Sachs said the cream appears to be causing a wound healing response that leads to an increase in collagen production, which is improving the appearance of wrinkles.