by admin | Jun 6, 2019 | Skin Cancer, How to Protect Yourself From the Sun, How To Stay Healthy, Beauty Tips, Sunscreen, Guide to The Summer, Outdoor Fun, Basal Cell Carcinoma, Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Melanoma, malignancy, Wrinkles
Most people know that they should wear sunscreen whenever they’re outside for any length of time, especially in the summer, and many of them do. However, most people apply sunscreen just before they go outside and then forget about it, not reapplying throughout...
by admin | Jan 23, 2019 | Skin Cancer, Mohs Micrographic Surgery, Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Lips, malignancy
Squamous cell carcinoma (or squamous cell skin cancer) is the second most common skin cancer. These skin cancers arise from normal cells in the epidermis (or the top layer of skin). When these cells mutate into cancerous cells, usually from excessive UV light...
by admin | Feb 6, 2018 | Skin Cancer, Mohs Micrographic Surgery, Basal Cell Carcinoma, Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Melanoma, malignancy
Mohs Surgery: What Is It? While number of treatment options exist for skin cancer, Mohs surgery has proved to be the most effective, providing both the highest cure rate, and the least amount of scarring. Originally developed by Frederic Mohs, M.D., Mohs surgery is a...
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,...
