The number of skin cancers occurring annually in the United States has been increasing at an alarming rate.
Many skin cancers develop as a new spot.
We advise our patients to have any new spots checked if they don't resolve completely within 3 weeks, especially if they bleed from time to time. Melanoma is a skin cancer that can occur anywhere on the skin that is almost always dark in color. The Skin Surgery Center strives to help patients develop a good understanding of these risk factors. We encourage use of our educational materials and make it simple to have regular skin cancer screening exams with our recall system. Through these efforts, we attempt to minimize the risk for skin cancer in our patients and for those who develop skin cancer, we can treat them early, in the best possible way.