Skin Cancer Treatment Options

Skin Cancer Treatment Options -  The early detection of skin cancer allows frequently treat in its initial stages, when still does not present the power of penetration beyond the skin. In these cases, your diagnosis is facilitated through the use of the digital epiluminiscència and it is possible to treat them with a non-surgical approach (without surgery). The cellular basocel carcinomas and scaly surface can be removed completely by means of a non-surgical procedure called Photodynamic therapy.

Skin Cancer Treatment Options

This consists of the application of a specific cream on the injury to try and penetrate only to malignant cells. These malignant cells treated, whether they are illuminated with the light of the lamp of photodynamic therapy, can be eliminated completely respecting healthy cells of the skin. Photodynamic therapy is a new generation tool that allows you to destroy malignant cells of a superficial tumor without the surrounding skin suffers and without the need for the patient to undergo a surgical procedure that can be stressful and that generates a scar in the treated area.

Photodynamic therapy is a technique that is done on an outpatient basis (without payment) at the dermatological clinic facilities: the procedure involves the application of a topical drug that is left on for 3 hours, and the subsequent illumination of the lesion with a medical lamp for a few minutes. Usually two sessions are needed to heal the skin tumor treated.

In DermAndTek we have with the Aktilite device (Galderma), a pioneer in the world of photodynamic therapy and with solid studies that support your therapeutic success and high safety profile.