Basal Cell Carcinoma Removal in Philadelphia

The traditional way of removing cancerous growths from the skin is simple excisional surgery. For this type of surgery, the surgeon uses a scalpel to cut around the growth, taking care to remove all the cancerous tissue. For most body areas affected by skin cancer, excisional surgery works around 95 percent of the time.

However, there are issues with using excisional surgery on growths located on your face:

• More likely to cause visible scarring
• Difficult to remove all the cancerous tissue in some places
• Excision of growths on eyelids and noses can look disturbing

Fortunately, an alternative surgical technique exists with Mohs micrographic surgery.

This technique requires a specially trained doctor who removes thin layers of tissue from the tumor, examining each piece under a microscope and then proceeding to remove only those parts of the underlying tissue that have evidence of cancer. This process preserves your skin and has a success rate of 99%. After the basal cell cancer removal, reconstructive surgery can restore your skin to its previous appearance.