Skin cancer surgery
Hearing a diagnosis of “cancer” is very difficult to accept. Understanding that treating your skin cancer may result in scars or disfigurement can also be troubling. Your plastic surgeon understands your concerns and will guide you through treatment and explain the resulting effect on your health and appearance.
Quick facts about skin cancer treatment:
- Treatment of skin cancer, much like any form of cancer, may require surgery to remove cancerous growths
- Your plastic surgeon can surgically remove cancerous and other skin lesions using specialized techniques to preserve your health and your appearance
- Although no surgery is without scars, your plastic surgeon will make every effort to treat your skin cancer without dramatically changing your appearance
- For some people, reconstruction may require more than one procedure to achieve the best results
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- Skin cancer surgery
- What to expect during your consultation
- Skin cancer surgery risks and safety information
- Preparing for surgery
- What happens during skin cancer surgery?
- Skin cancer surgery recovery
- Skin cancer results and outlook
- How much will skin cancer surgery cost?
- Skin cancer words to know
- Questions to ask my plastic surgeon
- Choose a surgeon you can trust
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