There are three main types of skin cancer:

• Basal cell carcinoma

• Squamous cell carcinoma

• Melanoma

The ideal preparation is to stay fit and healthy by maintaining a good diet, with good sleep, minimising alcohol intake and not smoking. 

Always ask your surgeon about their experience. We recommend that you ensure your plastic surgeon has undertaken over 12 years of post-medical specialist training. It’s also recommended to always seek second opinions if you have concerns. Ultimately you should feel comfortable with the surgeon you are seeing. 

Skin cancer needs to be treated promptly as it can be just as life threatening as any other cancer if left untreated. The danger of skin cancer is that it can spread (metastasise) to other parts of the body if treatment is not undertaken. Melanoma and all other skin lesions can be treated both in hospital and on-site in our procedure room.

Skin cancer treatments are generally performed after a referral from your GP or skin cancer clinic doctor. Please see your GP if you are concerned about a mole or area of skin and are seeking confirmation of skin cancer. 

We require a GP referral for all surgical procedures. Please book in with your GP to discuss and obtain a referral.