While surgery is the primary treatment for skin cancer, there are different types of surgical procedures along with other options depending on your diagnosis. Our board-certified dermatologists at the Skin Surgery Center of Winston-Salem provide reliable, effective skin cancer treatments, such as:
Prescription creams: Medicated creams that can treat early stage skin cancers.
Cryosurgery: Freezing of the tumor with liquid nitrogen to destroy the cancerous cells.
Curettage and desiccation: Cancer is scraped using a curette, then the wound is sealed with electrical energy.
Mohs micrographic surgery: Layers of skin are removed and analyzed under a microscope allowing for a mapping of further more precise layers, leaving surrounding healthy cells untouched. The wound may then be stitched, reconstructed, or left to heal depending on size.
Surgical Excision: Cancer cells are surgically removed, including some surrounding healthy cells and the wound is frequently closed with stitches.
Radiation Therapy: Cancers that may not be amenable to other forms of treatment above where cells are killed with high doses of radiation.