Skin tumor surgery

Dermatological surgery is one of Dr. Benjamin Sarfati’s specialties. He serves as the chief dermatological surgeon at Gustave Roussy, Europe’s leading Cancer Center.

Definition of a skin tumor

Skin tumors are prevalent in the general population and can be of various types:

• Benign skin tumors (moles, nevi…)
• Malignant skin tumors (melanoma, basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma)

A skin tumor may be removed for aesthetic reasons or because the lesion is suspicious and requires analysis.

Skin surgery utilizes aesthetic surgical techniques to perform complete excisions of lesions while leaving the most discreet scar possible.

Typically, the procedure is conducted under local anesthesia at Dr. Benjamin Sarfati’s office, such as in the case of mole surgery. For more extensive lesions, however, it may be necessary to perform the surgery in an operating room.

Post-operative recovery is straightforward. Stitches are removed after 5 days, and normal activities can be resumed the day after the procedure.

The cost depends on the type of procedure performed and the type of reconstruction considered.