Skin Cancer Treatment

Skin Cancer Treatment

Cancers of any kind can be dangerous and life threatening, unless of the patient is taken to the hospital well in time and given the necessary care and treatment. Of all the forms of cancer known to human kind the one that has maximum chances to take on humans is Skin Cancer. The symptoms, whatever they are need to be examined by top doctors so they can provide you the necessary medications almost immediately. The skin cancer doctors in Forest Lake area have the experience in testing and treating patients having skin cancers or potential skin cancers.

At Forest Lake Doctor we’re a team of experienced and expert skin cancer doctors who have over the years earned their reputation as Forest Lake’s most renowned doctors.

The surgical treatments for skin cancer -

• Skin biopsy
• Surgical excision of all skin cancer types
• Basal Cell Carcinoma (BCC) – Surgical excision, Curettage and Diathermy
• Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCC) – Surgical excision and follow-up
• Melanoma – Surgical excision and follow-up
• Flap repair and full thickness skin grafting, if required

Non-surgical skin cancer treatments -

• Some types of skin cancers can be treated by non –surgical methods such as :
• Aldara Cream for superficial BCC and “sun-spots”.
• Cryotherapy (Freezing)

Other Surgeries or Treatments

• Surgical excision of benign skin lesions, cysts and lumps (for diagnostic and medical reasons)
• Shave excision of benign skin lumps
• Cryotherapy ( cryosurgical destruction ) – “age spots”