Methods for the treatment of cutaneous vascular conditions and cutaneous proliferative conditions are provided. The methods employ topical administration of mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) inhibitors such as
sirolimus (rapamycin) and
everolimus. Conditions treatable by the disclosed methods include venolymphatic malformations,
acne,
acne rosacea, periorificial dermatitis,
acne vulgaris, cutaneous capillary malformation-
arteriovenous malformation (CM-AVM) syndrome, RASopathies, Langerhans
cell histiocytosis, non-Langerhans
cell histiocytosis,
scars, hypertrophic or keloidal
scars,
Proteus syndrome, PIK3CA-related overgrowth spectrum (PROS),
PTEN hamartoma tumor syndromes, cutaneous malignancies and tumors associated with PI3K / AKT / mTOR mutations, keratodermas, acanthosis nigricans, Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome, Brooke-Speigler syndrome, cylindromas, and epidermal nevi. Also provided are formulations and pharmaceutical compositions having mTOR inhibitor as principal therapeutically
active ingredient useful in practicing the methods.