Skin lesion excision is a procedure in which the Doctor removes a cancerous or non-cancerous skin lesion and an area of surrounding tissue (margin).

There are many type of excisions and repairs such as:

Simple side to side
excision

Flap repair

Skin Graft

Flap Repair

this is more complex surgery where skin tension does not allow side to side closure and the doctor need a design and pull the skin in certain direction to close the skin.

Skin Graft which include two main types:
  • Full thickness skin graft which is mainly used for smaller area in face
  • Split/Partial thickness skin check which is mainly for larger area of skin or lower extremities.