Facial skin cancer treatment
The face is made up of several highly specialised structures – such as the eyelids, nose, lips and ears – all in close proximity to each other. This, together with the need to consider a good cosmetic outcome, can make surgery to treat facial skin cancers challenging.
As Sydney’s leading head and neck and plastic surgeon specialist, Dr Ch’ng specialises in treating melanoma, non-melanoma skin cancers, and head and neck cancers, as well as reconstructive and cosmetic surgery.
Care required for facial skin care removal
Complications can occur following surgery of the face, including drooping or outward turning of the eyelid (ectropion), nasal valve collapse making it difficult to breath through the nostrils, and weakened lip muscles and drooling. A greater level of skill is required by surgeons treating facial skin cancers to reduce the risk of such complications, while optimising cosmetic outcomes and minimising the appearance of scars.
As one of only a few surgeons fully trained in both head and neck and plastic surgery, Dr Ch’ng specialises in the treatment of facial skin cancers.
Types of Facial Skin Cancer Treatment
Surgery is the most common treatment for facial skin cancer, which involves the skin cancer and surrounding tissue being excised. However, there are other facial skin cancer treatment options, such as cream, curettage (involving scraping the skin cancer off and burning surrounding tissue) and cryotherapy (liquid nitrogen is sprayed onto the skin cancer and area around it to freeze and kill abnormal cells).
Dr Ch’ng will conduct a thorough examination using dermoscopy, biopsy for pathology testing if required, and refer for imaging (e.g., confocal microscopy and optical coherence tomography) if appropriate to determine the most appropriate facial skin cancer treatment for each individual. Dr Ch’ng’s skill set and experience will ensure that facial appearance and nerves are minimally affected.
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If you’d like to know more about our head and neck, plastic or skin cancer surgical services, or if you have a question for Dr Ch’ng, we’d love to hear from you.
