What Can I Do To Look For Signs of Possible Skin Cancer?

If you see any of these suspicious signs see your doctor at Springwood Skin Cancer Clinic. Your doctor will examine the spots you are concerned about as well as doing a thorough skin check as skin cancers are often the spots that you may not even have noticed but can be picked up by trained eyes.

There are a number of ways to manage suspicious lesions. A common way is to take a biopsy of the skin to confirm the diagnosis. A biopsy is a simple and quick procedure. Firstly, local anaesthetic is given to numb the area. A biopsy can be taken using a circular cutter, usually about 4mm wide, which we call “punch biopsy” and a suture may be put in place. Biopsy can also be done with a thin shave and no sutures will be required. A biopsy generally leaves minimal or no scars. The tissue is then sent off to laboratory where pathologist examines the suspicious lesion under a microscope. The results will usually be back within a week.

If your lesion looks typical of a skin cancer, definitive management options such as an excision or other non surgical treatments will be discussed.

There are many treatment options for a skin cancer and the doctors at Springwood Skin Cancer Clinic will consider your individual factors when formulating your treatment option. The treatment options will depend on what type of skin cancer it is, where the cancer is located as well as the size of the cancer. The doctors at Springwood Skin Cancer Clinic will consider these factors and present an individually tailored treatment option that optimises the cosmetic result and healing.

To ensure high quality service and equipment a gap is charged for consults and procedures. Our skin cancer doctors believe that a proper skin check takes time and cannot be done in 5 minutes.

For skin checks, there is a out of pocket fee of $40.

For procedures, Medicare has a set fee depending on what procedure has been done as well as the size, the location and the type of skin cancer that is treated. Our clinic charges a treatment room fee of $50. This means you will get all but $50 refunded back from Medicare. We can claim Medicare refund for you if you have your bank account details registered. Usually, the refund will be deposited back to your bank account within a few days.