{"id":286,"date":"2019-07-08T10:04:02","date_gmt":"2019-07-08T17:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hillsboroent.fm1.dev\/skin-cancer-surgery\/"},"modified":"2019-08-09T15:39:02","modified_gmt":"2019-08-09T22:39:02","slug":"skin-cancer-surgery","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hillsboroent.com\/surgery-center\/plastic-surgery\/skin-cancer-surgery\/","title":{"rendered":"Skin Cancer Surgery"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Surgery is the most common treatment for skin cancer. Whether you\u2019re suffering from basal cell cancer, squamous cell cancer or melanoma, chances are your doctor will recommend a surgical procedure to remove the tumors and, often, cancerous lymph nodes as well. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Surgery Types<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
There are a variety of skin cancer surgery procedures to consider based on your type of cancer and how much it has spread. The most common skin cancers are referred to as \u201cnonmelanoma skin cancers\u201d and are slow growing and easily treatable. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Basal cell carcinomas (which comprise about 90 percent of all skin cancer diagnoses) fall under this category, as do squamous cell carcinomas. Neither of these varieties usually metastasizes, but they are considered malignant due to their ability to destroy surrounding tissue. <\/p>\n\n\n\n