Is It Appropriate for a Regular Family Physician (Not a Surgeon) to Perform Surgery on Basal Cell Carcinoma?

Certainly, there are many types of physicians whom are trained in surgery and would be capable of removing skin cancers. The technical removal (the actual surgery) is not difficult in most cases. There are of course circumstances where more expertise is required, including, but not limited to: tumors on the eyelid, nose, ear, or eyelid large tumors tumors where cosmesis is important tumors on the genitals, fingers, or toes deeply infiltrating... more