Skin and reconstructive surgery

Moles, skin tags, seborrheic keratoses and other growths can be removed for comfort, appearance or peace of mind. The right technique depends on the growth, so Dr. Speron chooses the one that leaves the least visible mark:

• Laser removal for flat or slightly raised benign spots, with no stitches and no downtime.
• Shave removal for raised moles, smoothed level with the skin.
• Excision for deeper moles or anything that needs to be checked, closed with fine plastic-surgery stitches.

Anything suspicious is sent to a lab for analysis.

Removing a skin cancer completely is the first priority. The second, especially on the face, is closing the wound so it heals well and stays as invisible as possible. As a plastic surgeon, Dr. Speron does both, using local flaps and grafts to rebuild the area when a simple closure would distort the eyelid, lip, nose or ear.

Skin cancer removal is a medical procedure and is usually covered by health insurance.

No scar can be erased, but most can be made flatter, narrower and far less noticeable. Wide or raised scars can be cut out and closed again with careful technique. Tight scars that pull can be released and redirected. Lasers smooth texture and fade redness. Many patients get the best result from a combination.

Every surgical patient here gets complimentary laser scar treatments after surgery and a free touch-up at six months.

Lipomas are soft, fatty lumps under the skin; cysts are firmer sacs that can become inflamed. Both are usually harmless, but they can grow, ache or show through clothing. Dr. Speron removes them through the smallest practical incision, placed along natural skin lines.