Face Gallery Procedure: Skin

This patient had multiple benign facial moles (nevi) that she found unsightly, and she wanted them removed with minimal risk of scarring.  If these lesions were excised using a full-thickness elliptical excision technique and the wounds sutured closed, there would have been scars and possibly some distortion of her facial anatomy.  Therefore, we removed all… Continue reading Facial Mole

This patient had a benign skin growth called a Seborrheic Keratosis.  These lesions are common with aging.  Although they do not become cancerous, they can mimic other pigmented cancerous lesions such as melanoma.  However, they have a “waxy, stuck-on” texture that is not typical of other lesions. There are many ways to treat skin lesions… Continue reading Facial Keratosis