Advanced Dermatology & Skin Cancer

skin cancer and lesion care

We are proud of our reputation for being the preeminent skin cancer and lesion care specialists in the area. The majority of procedures can comfortably be done in the office for the patient’s convenience. Lesions, or what patients commonly refer to as moles, are generally grouped in three categories.

The first, or benign, are usually determined upon clinical examination. For those lesions whose diagnosis is uncertain an incisional or excisional biopsy may be necessary.

The second, or pre-malignant, are lesions which given time may become malignant. Some pre-malignant lesions can even be treated without surgery with our photo dynamic therapy unit.

Finally, malignant lesions generally fall into three types, basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma and melanoma.

We highly recommend checking your skin at least yearly to check for suspicious lesions or moles. We follow the ABCDE’s of skin cancer awareness adopted by the American Cancer Society.