Advanced Dermatology & Skin Cancer Associates provides the best dermatological care to patients from Red Banks, Mississippi. We specialize in Red Banks skin cancer treatment with Mohs Micrographic Surgery, the gold standard of treatment, performed by our board-certified Mohs Micrographic surgeons, Dr. Purvisha Patel and Dr. Julie Jefferson.
Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the United States and it is important for patients who live in Red Banks to seek treatment if they notice any signs of skin cancer.
Request a Red Banks skin cancer appointment online with a board-certified dermatologist or call 901-759-2322 today!
Red Banks Skin Cancer Signs
Red Banks-area patients who are concerned about skin cancer should look for moles, spots or lesions that change in color, size or feel and that have an irregular border. A pearly or waxy bump or a firm, red nodule may also be an indication for Red Banks patients to seek treatment at Advanced Dermatology & Skin Care Associates.
There are three major types of skin cancer that patients in Red Banks, Mississippi may experience: basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma and melanoma. Although the most common and least dangerous cancers found among Red Banks-area patients are basal cell and squamous cell, all three forms of skin cancer can be treated at Advanced Dermatology & Skin Care Associates.
Red Banks, Mississippi Skin Cancer Treatment
Advanced Dermatology & Skin Cancer Associates offers several treatment options for patients with skin cancer from Red Banks, Mississippi.
Red Banks Mohs Micrographic Surgery
Mohs Micrographic Surgery treatment for skin cancer is the best available treatment for most skin cancers found in patients from Red Banks, Mississippi. Boasting a cure rate of 99 percent for first time cancers, the minimally-invasive procedure requires only a local anesthetic and rarely requires hospitalization of Red Banks-area patients.
Red Banks Excisional Surgery
During Excisional Surgery, the specialists at Advanced Dermatology and Skin Cancer Associates excise, or cut out, the cancerous tissue as well as some of the surrounding healthy skin to make sure the entire tumor is removed from Red Banks-area patients. It is offered to patients from Red Banks as outpatient surgery with a local anesthetic.
Schedule your Red Banks Mississippi skin cancer appointment today!
Are you from Red Banks and think you notice the signs of skin cancer? Schedule your Red Banks, Mississippi skin cancer appointment online or call 901-759-2322 today!