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Biopsy
Removing a small piece of the skin to examine under a microscope.
Surgical excision
Cutting the skin to remove the growth.
Mohs Surgery
Mohs micrographic surgery is used to treat aggressive or recurrent skin cancers
and is effective for most types of skin cancer with a 99% cure rate. When performing
Mohs surgery, the lesion is removed along with a very thin layer of skin tissue,
which is immediately frozen, stained and microscopically examined for cancer cells.
Only the diseased tissue is removed, preserving as much of the surrounding normal
tissue as possible. Once the cancer is completely removed, the procedure is skillfully
completed with a cosmetically appealing result.
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Curettage and electrodessication
Scraping away the malignant tissue.
Cryosurgery
Using liquid nitrogen to freeze and destroy the tissue.
Topical chemotherapy
Applying a chemical to destroy pre-cancerous and cancerous growths.
Examples of lesions removed by dermatologic surgery include:
- Atypical Moles
- Benign Lesions
Cysts
Skin Growths
- Pre-cancerous lesions
Actinic keratosis
- Skin Cancers
Basal Cell Carcinoma
Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Melanoma
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