In today's your healthy f
up on Vic McMillan's stor
skin cancer and the surgi
had 50 plus times now to
Vic Mcmillan has a health
Let me tell you how scare
granddad died of cancer.
have died with cancer. My
four years ago. Cancer sc
through his skin cancer j
Springs dermatologist Dr
tells me he's the longest
certified. Most surgeons
surgery has become the go
cancer treatment, especia
develop on the face. The
involves excising the can
layers or stages to try t
In other words, spare nor
cut very thin margins and
under the microscope to e
cancer is clear. The most
was first developed by dr
the late 19 thirties and
basal cell or squamous ce
surgery is done in the of
Um so it's very safe but
a little bit time intensi
The cancer is excised lay
layer, checked under the
surgeon who acts as the p
that that cancer is clear
margin is carefully check
is here in the office, A
obtained according to the
Most surgery has a skin c
99% basal cell carcinomas
small on the surface and
in the skin. The most sur
shocking looking wounds,
only painful part of his
been the small pinch asso
anesthetic. Only the shot
And unfortunately, even w
that I showed you, I take
a couple of days and it h
where there's no pain. Th
the least amount of healt
it takes a few excisions
cancerous cells. It check
the edges are clear you'r
it up or whatever. But if
comes back with his scalp
Until it is the most I've
come back five times. And
That's only been once. He
# three. And that's where
surgeon comes into play w
removal of all cancerous
visible places on someone
scarring can be difficult
Well, part of my surgical
just the removal of the s
reconstructive techniques
things up so the scar dis
tension lines so that the
invisible when possible w
flaps or grafts or comple
most of the time wounds c
straight thin little line
to heal in by mother natu
beautiful organ. It heals
a patient may be rather s
of the wound necessary to
But with proper surgical
closure of that wound usu
really well for your heal
corona from health storie