Skin Cancer Surgery
What is a skin cancer surgery?
Skin cancer surgery involves the excision of a skin cancer or suspected skin cancer with a surrounding margin of normal tissue.
Why might I need skin cancer surgery?
For treatment of a skin cancer or to make a diagnosis of suspected skin cancer.
What does skin cancer surgery involve?
Infiltration with local anaesthetic, sometimes general anaesthesia is required
Excision of the skin lesion with a margin of normal tissue
Skin closure with sutures
Further information about skin cancer surgery
How long is the recovery after skin cancer surgery?
Usually day surgery.
What are the risks of skin cancer surgery?
Bleeding
Infection
Positive margins requiring further surgery
Recurrence