Skin Cancer Centre

Concern for Your Comfort

When treatment is required for the removal of pre-cancers or skin cancers, even if located in the most delicate of areas, we carefully and skillfully do only what is necessary, as comfortably as possible, with the least amount of pain. In many instances, even when treating pre-cancerous actinic keratoses with a common treatment like liquid nitrogen, we often numb the site prior to the application of this otherwise painful procedural application. This is especially helpful when applying this extremely cold substance to one’s forehead or scalp, where nerve endings are particularly sensitive.

An Uncommon Understanding of Skin Cancer

The team of providers at the Skin Cancer Centre have treated countless skin cancers and pre-cancers since 1991. This extensive experience has allowed their practitioners to amass the knowledge, insight, and judgment necessary to thoroughly appreciate the innumerable subtleties of skin cancers of all types. The Skin Cancer Center remains at the forefront in early detection of pre-cancers and skin cancers by utilizing a Dermatoscope as an advanced diagnostic aid. This enables one to better visualize and therefore determine which areas of concern may respond to conservative topical therapy versus a more aggressive treatment. Their providers regularly treat high-risk skin cancer patients and are very comfortable addressing problems that few dermatologists would be as confident to treat.

A Collaborative Effort

The focused service we provide at the SKIN CANCER CENTRE not only requires a highly specialized physician, but also a fine-tuned staff that is thorough yet gentle, capable and caring. We are very proud of our well-trained and experienced staff. They are most helpful and strive to be attentive to your every need. Whether you need a blanket if you’re cold or reassurance if you’re anxious, they know how to care for you, and they do it with genuineness and grace, and at times, humor and charm.

Respect for Your Time

Please understand that some patients travel from long distances to be treated and require surgery on the same day as their initial visit without the possibility of a prior consultation. On some occasions, their cancer may be more involved than we or the referring physician had anticipated. This rarely forces us to make last minute changes to our schedule, but there are times we may run up to one hour late. We do everything in our power to minimize these occurrences, and appreciate your understanding if this should happen to occur on a day when you are on our schedule to be seen or treated. We greatly respect your time and do our best to see you as promptly as possible with the necessary attention that you also deserve.

A Policy of Providing Value

We try our best to keep your out-of-pocket cost to a minimum. We accept Medicare assignment and most types of health insurance. We are conscientious not only regarding the procedures we perform each day, but also in how our costs will impact your uniquely personal and financial situation. Since we focus our practice in such a specialized way, we have learned over the years how to avoid as many costly complications as possible while still achieving unsurpassed cure rates. In other words, we do everything we can to get your treatment or surgery right the first time, and we know how often we need to see you for future follow-up visits based on your unique risk of developing pre-cancers or skin cancers. Some of you may have been referred by another very capable doctor, who will likely follow up after your surgery with us. We are not only honored to have so many private patients but are always honored by those physicians whose confidence allows us to participate in the care of their patients.