Skin Cancer Surgery

Excision and Delayed Repair

INTRODUCTION: This technique is most commonly used to treat Melanoma in-situ/ Lentigo Maligna, but it is also used to treat a number of other rare types of skin cancer. One of the major difficulties in excision of these tumours is that the edges are often difficult to assess with the naked eye. Standard excision may […]

Excisional Surgery

BEFORE SURGERY: Please inform us if you take medications which increase bleeding e.g. Aspirin, Clopidogrel (Plavix, Iscover), Warfarin, Xarelto or Eliquis as we may need to stop them or reduce dosage prior to surgery. Please take paracetamol, ibuprofen or a combination of the two if stronger pain relief is needed in this preoperative period. Alcohol […]

Shave & Electrosurgery Treatment

SHAVE & ELECTROSURGERY For some thin, superficial skin cancers, shave excision and electrosurgery (“cautery”) represents a quick and effective method of treatment. The area to be treated is marked preoperatively and an earthing pad is attached to your hand. The local anaesthetic is injected, the skin cancer is carefully shaved off and the area is treated by […]