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Dr. Crane: Welcome to Atlantic Dermatology. I'm Dr. Crane, I'm a board certified dermatologist
and I'm here to talk about Basal Cell skin cancers. Basal Cell is the most common type
of skin cancer. We literally see it on a daily basis. Basal cells are caused by cumulative
sun exposure. If you want to avoid them for the future, use your sunscreens and cover
up well. But lets say you have one of these red spots pop up, and especially if it's been
there longer than a month, then you want to see your dermatologist about it. Typically
when you go to your dermatologist, they'll look at the area, if it looks suspicious for
a basal cell skin cancer, then they'll often numb it up and take a little biopsy of the
area, meaning they'll take a little piece of it off and send it into the lab. Now if
the lab comes back and says it's a basal cell skin cancer, then you have to look towards
treatment. You go to the dermatologist, and then your dermatologist may numb it up and
cut it out and then stitch the two sides together. X-ray treatment works; there are topical creams
that work for the superficial basal cell skin cancer, or they may do a procedure called
Mohs surgery. And Mohs surgery, you'll go into your dermatologist's office, the dermatologist
will cut out the area, process it right then and there, look at it underneath the microscope,
and then lets say they see a little bit at the top position, or the 12 o'clock position,
then they may go back and take a little bit more there, and they'll go and take a little
bit more wherever they have to till they clear you of the basal cell then they'll typically
stitch the two sides back together and that's it. So if you have any red spots that aren't
healing, then definitely see your dermatologist about it. Thank you!
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