Best way to remove squamous cells?

I just received the biopsy report on 3 areas from my chest. The locations are: 1 at the top of my cleavage, 1 to the left center of my cleavage and 1 centered just below my collar bone. These all came back as squamous cells. My dermatologist wants to scrape more and feels that this would be much better than a Moh's surgery. The location of these has gotten me very concerned about the appearance afterwards. What other treatments can you advise that would leave me with the least amount of scarring?

3 answers to “Best way to remove squamous cells?”

A: Coordinate your care with a Dermatologist and a Plastic Surgeon

Richard P. Rand, MD
By Richard P. Rand, MD - Seattle Plastic Surgeon

The area you are describing is prone to poor scar formation.  You would do well to have your dermatologist determine what would be the best and least invasive way to treat your skin cancer and coordinate closure efforts with a plastic surgeon.  Drs. Mike Beasley and Paul Waterson are in your town and... more

A: Skin cancer removal

Ronald Shelton, MD
By Ronald Shelton, MD - Manhattan Dermatologic surgeon

Scraping and burning procedures usually leave flat but white scars. Sometimes the chest is prone to develop raised scars and if this over healing (your body may produce too much collagen as a response to healing and is referred to as hypetrophic or keloidal scarring) occurs, you may see that the scar is red,... more

A: Squamous Cell Skin Cancer Treatments

Bryan K. Chen, MD
By Bryan K. Chen, MD - San Diego Dermatologist

Squamous cell skin cancers can be treated with simple excision, Mohs surgery (tissue sparing surgery), a scrape & burn procedure (ED&C) and in some cases, freezing with liquid nitrogen.  The excision procedures (simple excision and Mohs) will tend to leave linear scars whereas the scrape &... more

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