Excision is often the best way to ensure complete removal of the lesion but it does leave a scar and the wound will be stitched up.
All benign skin lesion removal procedures are carried out as day cases, so there is no need for a stay overnight in hospital.
Treatment will depend on the size of the lesion, how deep it is and where it is on your body. Benign skin lesion removal takes place under local anaesthetic.
Book AppointmentShaving or curetting can be performed for lesions that are confined to the top layers of the skin.
It leaves a wound like a graze on the skin which usually heals without a scar, however, it does come with the risk of leaving some of the lesion behind if it extends deeper into the skin than expected.
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This is a liquid nitrogen spray which freezes lesions in the top layer of the skin.
Following this the area scabs and heals usually without a scar. It is not always successful if the lesion extends deeper into the skin than expected.
Book AppointmentThis is where a small sample is taken from a lesion and sent for histological examination to confirm if it's cancer, pre-cancerous or benign.
Skin biopsies are done using a local anesthetic (numbing medicine), which is injected into the area with a very small needle.
You will probably feel a small prick and a little stinging as the medicine is injected, but you should not feel any pain during the biopsy.
Appointments can be made through the bookings team. Please request an appointment for Mr Clark's Thursday evening clinic at King's Park Hospital.
If you want a see and treat please be clear about this when booking. N.B. See and treat is only available for cancer treatment. Alternatively referral from GPs can be sent though SCI gateway or by standard letter.
King's Park Hospital
Polmaise Road
Stirling
FK7 9JH
Stirling Plastic Surgery Clinic is part of The Academy of Plastic Surgery.
This is where a skin cancer is cut out with a margin of normal tissue round about.
It is the most common way to treat skin cancers and for the vast majority of skin cancers is all the treatment that is required. It will leave a scar and there is always a risk that more might need to be taken away.
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Skin grafts are used where the skin is too tight to stitch up after a lesion is removed.
There is a variety of ways a skin graft can be done and choice depends on where the wound is and how big it is.
Book AppointmentFlap reconstructions are used where the skin is too tight to stitch up after a lesion is removed.
Usually an area of skin close to the wound is rotated or advanced to close the wound. They have some advantages over skin grafts as they often heal faster and provide better cosmetic results.
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This is a procedure to check for early spread of melanoma to the lymph nodes and involves identification of specific lymph nodes which are then removed for pathological examination.
It is performed under general anaesthetic and usually patients go home the same day.
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This is a procedure to remove a group of lymph nodes involved by a cancer which has spread.
It often involves an overnight stay in hospital.
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