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Case Study: Left Temple Basal Cell Cancer


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Left Temple Basal Cell Cancer
1. Left temple skin cancer.

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Left Temple Basal Cell Cancer
2. Boarders of the visible tumor are marked.

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Left Temple Basal Cell Cancer
3. Surgical field is frozen with local anesthetic.

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Left Temple Basal Cell Cancer
4. First incisions start just outside the visible marked tumor.

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Left Temple Basal Cell Cancer
5. A small full thickness segment of skin is removed.

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Left Temple Basal Cell Cancer
6. Local bleeding is controlled with electrocautery.

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Left Temple Basal Cell Cancer
7. A tissue flap adjacent to the defect is designed.

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Left Temple Basal Cell Cancer
8. The flap is elevated.

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Left Temple Basal Cell Cancer
9. The flap closes the wound and is stitched in place.

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Left Temple Basal Cell Cancer
10. Redundant tissue is trimmed for cosmesis.

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Left Temple Basal Cell Cancer
11. Surface stitches are placed.

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Left Temple Basal Cell Cancer
12. The final wound before dressings.

2 months following surgery:

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Left Temple Basal Cell Cancer - 2 months following surgery

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Left Temple Basal Cell Cancer - 2 months following surgery