Caring for Your Skin

 By living in California residents can almost be assured that the sun is a constant in most weather forecasts. Because of this skin cancer is a common reoccurrence in many residents’ lives. At Advanced Dermatology & Cosmic Care, located on Kelly Johnson Parkway, they specialize in a variety of skin cancer treatments that will leave skin looking smooth and young while eliminating cancerous cells.
One procedure that treats skin cancer is called cryosurgery. Cryosurgery uses liquid nitrogen to rapidly freeze cancerous tissue, which is then slowly thawed to destroy the targeted area. This treatment can be used to treat external tumors on the skin and early-stage skin cancers. This treatment is often paired with other procedures to increase its effects.
Electrosurgery is another skin cancer treatment that Advanced Dermatology provides. This procedure is completed by physicians who use a special instrument to scrape the cancerous tissue from the skin. An electric needle then burns a border of the normal skin around the cancerous tissue as a safety border. This procedure needs to be performed multiple times to ensure the removal of the entire tumor. This is a safe procedure that helps reduce bleeding and removes the harmful tissue.
One of the other skin cancer treatments is called Topical Therapy. Topical Therapy uses medicated cream, ointment, or lotion that contains anticancer drugs to kill the cancerous cells. These medicated ointments usually contain 5-fluorouracil (the anticancer drug) that has proven effective in destroying precancerous cells and superficial skin cancers. Topical Therapy does not work on deep skin cancers, but it is highly effective on mildly cancerous cells.
Skin cancer is a common occurrence when skin is exposed to the rays of the sun without sunscreen to block the harmful rays. However, Advanced Dermatology & Cosmic Care have a multitude of procedures that counteract the cancerous effects. They also offer a variety of dermatology procedures and cosmetic surgery such as Botox, fillers, and lasers as well.
For more information on what Advanced Dermatology & Cosmic Care has to offer check out their website at www.CreatingBeauty.com or call them at 660-254-3686.