Choose Safe & Simple Skin Cancer Treatment in Sydney

Skin cancer- an abnormal growth of skin cells usually develops in areas that are exposed to the sun, but it can also form in areas that don’t normally get sun exposure.

You can limit your risk of developing skin cancer by using sun safety and UV prevention tactics. Because early diagnosis is important for every kind of skin cancer, pay attention to changes in your skin and consult your specialist in Sydney for anything suspicious. The initial step in treating skin cancer is right diagnosis.

Skin cancer develops primarily on areas of sun-exposed skin, including the scalp, face, lips, ears, neck, chest, arms and hands, and on the legs in women. But it can also form on areas that rarely see the light of day — your palms, beneath your fingernails or toenails, and your genital area.

Skin cancer affects people of all skin tones, including those with darker complexions. When melanoma occurs in people with dark skin tones, it is more likely to occur in areas not generally exposed to the sun, such as the palms of the hands and soles of the feet.

Basal cell carcinoma may appear as a waxy bump, a flat, flesh-coloured or brown scar-like lesion and a bleeding or scabbing sore that heals and returns. Basal cell carcinoma generally occurs in sun-exposed areas of your body, such as your face or neck.

Squamous cell carcinoma occurs on sun-exposed areas of your body, such as your face, ears and hands. People with darker skin tone are more likely to develop squamous cell carcinoma on areas that aren't often exposed to the sun.

Squamous cell carcinoma may appear as a firm, red nodule and a flat lesion with a scaly, crusted surface. Melanoma can develop anywhere on your body, in otherwise normal skin or in an existing mole that becomes cancerous. Melanoma most often appears on the face or the trunk of affected men. In women, this form of cancer most often develops on the lower legs. In both men and women, melanoma can occur on skin that hasn't been exposed to the sun.

Melanoma or squamous cell carcinoma can affect individuals of any skin tone. In people with darker skin tones, melanoma tends to occur on the palms or soles, or under the fingernails or toenails. Melanoma signs include a large brownish spot with darker speckles, a mole that changes in colour, size or feel or that bleeds or a painful lesion that itches or burns.

For many non-melanoma skin cancers, such as basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma, the preferred Skin Cancer Treatment in Sydney is Mohs surgery. In this procedure, a small disc of tissue is removed around the skin cancer and prepared for immediate microscopic evaluation. The Mohs surgeon checks all of the edges of what was removed for cancer cells, while the patient waits.

Once the edges are cancer-free, the wound is repaired. The aim of Mohs surgery is to offer a high cure rate and to remove the cancer while leaving as much normal, healthy skin behind as possible.

So, diagnose skin cancer and start Skin Cancer Treatment in Sydney as early as possible.

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