Plastic Surgery : Procedures : Skin Cancer

Skin Cancer Resection

• Excision of all types of skin cancers from any site on the body
• Office vs. operating room procedure depending on size, location, and number of cancers
• Recovery time depends on size of cancer

Reconstruction after Cancer Excision

• Large skin cancers require borrowing of tissue from other areas to close the wounds
• Operating room procedure
• Recovery time three to six weeks