Skin Cancer Removal

Surgical Excision

Surgical excision of skin cancer (from the neck down), is procedure in which we excise the biopsy-confirmed skin cancer based on what is visible to the clinician’s naked eye along with a margin of normal skin. The tissue is sent off for pathological analysis to confirm that all the cancer cells have been removed. This procedure is performed under sterile conditions in the medical office, using local anesthesia. The site is closed with sutures which are removed at a later specified date.

Types of Skin Cancer

FAQs

  • During a surgical excision for lower risk skin cancers, the affected area is numbed with a local anesthetic. Your doctor will then cut the tumor out in addition to the surrounding healthy skin. The remaining skin will be stitched together. Recovery from skin cancer surgery varies depending on the site and how much skin is removed.

  • Standard excision works well to remove basal cell and squamous cell carcinomas.