Patient Education
Skin Cancers & Skin Lesions
Honest, evidence-based guides to skin cancer and skin lesion surgery. Each explains the diagnosis, how the lesion is assessed, how the options compare, the scars and recovery involved, and the risks worth knowing.
All Guides
12 condition guides
- Skin Cancer: The Main Types and Why Early Recognition MattersSkin Cancer Basics
- How a Suspicious Lesion Is AssessedDiagnosis
- Actinic Keratosis: The Pre-Cancerous LesionPre-Cancerous Lesions
- Bowen Disease: Squamous Cell Carcinoma in SituPre-Cancerous Lesions
- Basal Cell Carcinoma: The Most Common Skin CancerSkin Cancer Types
- Cutaneous Squamous Cell CarcinomaSkin Cancer Types
- Melanoma: Recognition, the ABCDE Rule, and Why Thickness Decides EverythingMelanoma
- Benign Skin Tumours: Moles, Seborrhoeic Keratoses, Cysts and LipomasBenign Lesions
- Skin Cancer Screening and Skin Self-ExaminationScreening
- Surgical Excision and Margin ControlSurgical Treatment
- Reconstruction After Skin Cancer ExcisionReconstruction
- Sun Protection and PreventionPrevention
Ready to have a skin lesion assessed?
Reach out for a consultation. We will examine the lesion, explain what it is and what the pathology shows, and plan excision, repair and follow-up with you.