Best Way to Remove Squamous Cells on Chest?

Skin cancer removal options depend on the type, size, histology, and equally importantly, the location of the tumors. With malignant melanoma, wide-excision with adequate margins must be performed. You have more options with squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) or basal cell carcinoma (BCC); both of which are known as non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC). For NMSC on face, scalp, and neck and those with aggressive histology, Mohs micrographic surgery is advisable. For a cosmetic sensitive area such as the upper chest, one must balance the desire to achieve a cure and best aesthetic outcome. If you only have one to deal with at a time on the upper chest, curettage followed by excision by a skilled dermatologic surgeon should be fine. However, if you have 3 to work with on the chest at one time, electrodessication and curettagematologist recommended is reasonable. I would also recommend application of imiquimod for 4-6 weeks afterwards to maximize cure rate as well as the cosmetic outcome.

Options for skin cancer removal include surgery, which may afford a more conservative approach to skin cancer removal and diagnosis.  Scar therapy is important after surgery. Raffy Karamanoukian Los Angeles

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, raised and tender or itchy for a few months to years. The same applies to excisional (surgical removal) surgery. Usually the surgery involves removing the skin cancer in the shape of an ellipse which is longer than wide. This is to prevent raised bumps on the ends of the scar. The excision may result in a beautiful fine line which can look much better than the flat white scar from the scraping procedure, but if the excision heals with a raised or spread scar then it will look worse than the scraping discoloration. The most important aspect is to make sure that the level of pathology in your biopsies indicate that the scraping procedure is adequate for the disease. Your dermatologist can help advise you of this.