Treatment & Prevention
Treatment & Prevention
- Let’s address the most obvious. For prevention of skin cancers, be sun smart!
- Sun avoidance
- Sun protection (frequent sunscreen application, use broad-brimmed hats, protective clothing, sunglasses)
- Depending on the types of skin cancer, there are many modalities of treatment out there.
Photodynamic Therapy (PDT)
PDT is an intelligent method to treat aging sun-damaged skin. Applying specially formulated cream and utilising medical grade LEDs, we can selectively treat abnormal skin, including certain skin cancers.
Cryotherapy
Liquid nitrogen is used to freeze targeted skin cells, thus destroying the abnormal tissue. This is a quick, relatively efficacious and cost effective solution to treat most sun spots as well as select skin cancers.
Excisions
Considered the gold standard in the treatment of skin cancer. Our goal is to provide top-level care. We use techniques and materials to minimise scarring and optimise your comfort.
Diathermy and Curettage
A careful selection of skin cancers can be treated with this destructive method, without the need for any suturing.
Chemotherapy cream
5-fluorouracil and Imiquimod are two types of creams that have been prescribed to treat skin cancers. They can cause localised pain, inflammation and rarely infection but cosmetic results are usually very good.
