Skin Cancer and Surgery

 At Vital Dermatology, we perform detailed routine and high-risk skin cancer screenings to detect and treat common and rare skin cancers. Below is a list of common skin lesions and skin cancers we treat and procedures we utilize.

Benign Skin Lesions

Angioma

Angiofibroma

Cysts

Dermatofibroma

Lentigo (“sun spots”)

Lipoma

Melanocytic nevus (normal mole)

Neurofibroma

Seborrheic keratosis (“wisdom spots”)

Skin tag (acrochordon)

Abnormal moles

“Dysplastic” nevus (atypical mole)

Precancerous growths

Actinic keratosis

Skin Cancers

Basal cell carcinoma (BCC)

Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC)

Lentigo maligna

Melanoma

Merkel cell carcinoma

Sebaceous carcinoma

Procedures

Cryotherapy (liquid nitrogen spray)

EDC (electrodessication and curettage)

Excision

Mohs surgery (not performed at Vital Dermatology, we work closely with local Mohs surgeons and can provide a referral)

Shave biopsy

Punch biopsy