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Skin Cancer

Moles – Explanation & Live Biopsy

by Blanca Stella February 15, 2011

Moles sometimes appear out of the blue and in this case, this patient wanted to get it checked to make sure that it is not a cancerous mole. Dr. Mejia inspects the mole by using a dermatascope, a magnification device which allows for close up view of moles. After inspection, he sees that it is [...]

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Skin Cancer Treatment Options

by Blanca Stella January 31, 2011

The different skin cancer treatment options are: Mohs surgery – see description below. Radiation surgery involves going to the hospital on multiple visits to get radiation. Scraping or burning called electrodessication, curettage depending on the location of the skin cancer. This option has a tendency of producing a round whitish scar as opposed to a [...]

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Levulon Pre-treatment Before PDT

by Blanca Stella November 8, 2010

Sarah, our Physician Assistant, demonstrates the application of Levulon. It is a skin cancer pre-treatment before undergoing Photodyanamic Therapy  (PDT).  The solution  comes in a vial and applied directly on the skin one hour before the blue light therapy. Technorati Tags: Blue Light Therapy, PDT, photodynamic therapy, skin cancer treatment

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Dr. Mejia Discusses The Skin Cancer Treatment

by Blanca Stella August 19, 2010

Our patient, Larry who recently spoke about his experience with , is at a follow up visit with Dr.  Mejia who is a reputable skin cancer surgeon in South Florida. He shows some images of the basal cell carcinoma before the surgery. In this case, the patient neglected to take care of it earlier and [...]

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Mohs Surgery Testimonial

by Blanca Stella August 18, 2010

Our patient, Larry, shares his experience with a skin cancer treatment called Mohs Surgery. He was concerned not only for his health, but because he works as a sales manager who meets the public frequently. In this video you will see some pictures of  before and after the surgery and how well the scar healed. [...]

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Reconstructive Surgery After Mohs

by Blanca Stella August 12, 2010
Mohs Skin Cancer Surgery

Dr. Mejia was doing a reconstructive surgery on a patient’s nose after the patient underwent Mohs skin cancer surgery. Dr. Mejia performs both procedures. This alleviates the patient from having to go seek another doctor to do plastic surgery after the Mohs. Not only does it save time and stress, it also is cost effective. [...]

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