by admin | Jun 12, 2020 | Skin Cancer, Mohs Micrographic Surgery, Skin Tumor, Basal Cell Carcinoma, Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Melanoma, Stitches & Sutures
With recent estimates indicating that one in five Americans will be diagnosed with skin cancer in their lifetime, it’s more important than ever to know what treatments are best. Basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma, the two most common forms of skin...
by Staff SanovaDermatology | Jun 23, 2017 | Skin Cancer, Mohs Micrographic Surgery, Skin Tumor, Sunscreen, Surgery, Melanoma, malignancy
While it is not the most common type of skin cancer, melanoma can prove to be one of the most dangerous forms. Over 87,000 people will likely receive a melanoma diagnosis in 2017, and nearly 10,000 will die from the disease. “Malignant melanoma develops in...
by Staff SanovaDermatology | Jun 6, 2017 | Skin Cancer, Mohs Micrographic Surgery, How To Stay Healthy, Skin Tumor, Skin Lesions, Basal Cell Carcinoma, malignancy
There are many different types of skin cancer, but basal cell carcinoma is the most common and most easily treatable. Basal cell carcinoma tends to occur on exposed parts of the body, usually appearing as a small growth on the face, where you tend to get the most sun....
by Staff SanovaDermatology | May 16, 2017 | Skin Cancer, Mohs Micrographic Surgery, Biologics, Psoriasis, Autoimmune Disease, Skin Tumor, Basal Cell Carcinoma, Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Melanoma, malignancy
“Skin cancer is the most common cancer in the United states with a one in five chance of being diagnosed during a persons’ lifetime” says Dr. Adam Mamelak, board certified Dermatologist and Mohs micrographic surgeon at Sanova Dermatology in Austin,...
by Staff SanovaDermatology | May 5, 2017 | Skin Cancer, Mohs Micrographic Surgery, Skin Tumor, Surgery, Basal Cell Carcinoma, Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Melanoma, malignancy
Mohs surgery has long been recognized as the gold standard for treating cancers of the skin. Recently however, the American Board of Dermatology has renamed and reclassified training programs that teach this procedure so it is now referred to as Micrographic Surgery...
by Staff SanovaDermatology | May 1, 2017 | Skin Cancer, Mohs Micrographic Surgery, Skin Tumor, Basal Cell Carcinoma, Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Melanoma, Treatments, malignancy
Skin cancer, the most common form of cancer in the U.S., affects a growing number of people each year, raising public awareness and concern as we seek better ways to both prevent and treat the disease. In the U.S., over three million people receive a non-melanoma skin...
