Skin cancer is the fastest growing cancer in the world. Experts predict the number of people diagnosed with non-melanoma skin cancer will grow to nearly six million by the year 2020. With the epidemic of basal and squamous cell skin cancer diagnosis follows the common and less than ideal solution of surgical non-melanoma skin cancer […]
Have you been diagnosed with skin cancer? You are not alone. Skin cancer is one of the most commonly occurring forms of cancer, with more than one in every three new cancers diagnosed as skin cancer. Basal cell carcinoma is one type of skin cancer and occurs more frequently than any other form of skin […]
Any dermatologist knows just how devastating a skin cancer diagnosis can be to his or her patients. Skin cancer is diagnosed nearly three times as often as any other form of cancer, with the most common of all skin cancers being basal cell carcinoma. While patients facing basal cell carcinoma have multiple choices available for […]
A quick question for you--what do you tell your patients when they come into your office and inform you that they have a keloid scar they want to get rid of? Do you offer a surgical solution that will result in them going under the knife and being stitched up? If your patient is aichmophobic, […]
SRT is the best keloid scar treatment on the market. Keloids form after the skin has been injured and the growth of fibrous tissue, more commonly known as scar tissue, begins to grow excessively. These unsightly, smooth, yet hard colonies of scar tissue are found mostly on the shoulders, cheeks, earlobes, and chest but can […]
As a form of treatment for basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma, Mohs surgery has lead the forefront of surgery options for decades. You may prefer Mohs surgery rather than other forms of surgery because of its precision due to its microscopic nature. However, there are no procedures without their drawbacks. You can’t put […]
Each year millions of Americans are diagnosed with some form of squamous cell carcinoma or basal cell carcinoma. Naturally, this forces those affected to seek out forms of treatment to get rid of the cancerous cells, which are located on the outer layer of the skin. One of those types of treatments is Mohs surgery. […]
