Skin cancer treatment removes or destroys a cancer of the skin, most often basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma or melanoma. Surgery is the main treatment for nearly all of them.
For the common non-melanoma cancers, complete removal cures the large majority. Melanoma is different: outcome depends on thickness and spread, and advanced disease needs oncology drugs over many months, which is not something to manage abroad.
What Skin Cancer Treatment involves
The diagnosis is confirmed by biopsy first. For standard excision the surgeon marks a safety margin around the tumour, numbs the area, cuts out an ellipse of skin down to fat and sends it to pathology to check the edges are clear. On the face, Mohs micrographic surgery or staged excision removes thin layers and checks each one under the microscope before closing, which spares healthy skin. The wound is closed directly, or with a local flap or skin graft if it is large. Melanoma is treated with a wider second excision, and a sentinel lymph node biopsy is added for thicker tumours.
Who is a good candidate for Skin Cancer Treatment?
It suits people with a biopsy-proven, localised skin cancer who are fit for a minor or intermediate operation.
- Basal cell carcinoma of any site
- Squamous cell carcinoma without spread
- Early melanoma needing wide local excision
- Precancerous lesions such as Bowen disease
- People who want reconstruction planned at the same time, for example on the nose or eyelid
Es ist normalerweise nicht die richtige Wahl, wenn:
- Melanoma that has spread and needs immunotherapy or targeted drugs over many months
- People without a biopsy result or staging
- Very frail patients in whom a slow tumour may be better treated with radiotherapy or observed
- Anyone unable to arrange skin surveillance at home afterwards
Technikoptionen
- Wide local excision: The standard operation for most tumours, with margins set by cancer type.
- Mohs or staged margin-controlled surgery: For facial, recurrent or poorly defined tumours where tissue must be conserved.
- Curettage and cautery: For small, superficial, low-risk lesions on the trunk or limbs.
- Topical therapy or photodynamic therapy: For superficial basal cell carcinoma and sun damage; needs weeks of application or follow-up.
- Radiotherapy: An alternative when surgery is not suitable, given over several weeks.
- Sentinel lymph node biopsy: A staging step for melanoma above a certain thickness.
Was passiert während Ihrer Behandlung
Most excisions take 30 to 60 minutes under local anaesthetic, and you go home the same day. You feel pushing and pulling but not pain. Mohs surgery can take several hours because you wait while each layer is examined. Sentinel node biopsy and larger reconstructions are done under general anaesthetic.
Vorbereitung auf Ihre Reise
Planen Sie 7 bis 10 Tage in Istanbul. Ihr Chirurg überprüft Fotos und Ihre Krankengeschichte, bevor Sie buchen, und Sie treffen sich persönlich am Tag vor der Operation zur Untersuchung, Markierung und Zustimmung mit einem professionellen Dolmetscher.
- Stoppen Sie das Rauchen und Nikotin mindestens vier Wochen vor und nach der Operation; es ist die größte vermeidbare Ursache von Wundproblemen
- Erzählen Sie dem Team von allen Medikamenten und Ergänzungen, die Sie einnehmen; Blutverdünner, einige Kräuterprodukte und Hormonbehandlungen müssen möglicherweise auf Anraten Ihres Arztes unterbrochen werden
- Vereinbaren Sie, dass jemand mit Ihnen reist oder erreichbar ist, und halten Sie die ersten Tage zu Hause frei von Arbeit und Heben
- Buchen Sie einen veränderlichen Rückflug; Ihr Chirurg bestätigt, wenn Sie fit sind
Genesung und Ergebnisse
Stitches on the face come out at 5 to 7 days and on the body at 10 to 14 days. Bruising and swelling settle in 1 to 2 weeks. Grafts need about 2 weeks of careful dressing. Scars fade over 6 to 12 months. Final pathology confirming clear margins usually arrives within a week, and you should not leave before you know whether more surgery is needed.
- Back to everyday activity: A few days to 2 weeks
- When results show: Pathology within about a week
- How long they last: Cure in most non-melanoma cancers; lifelong skin checks needed
Sicherheit, Risiken und Revisionspolitik
These are usually small operations, but the face is unforgiving and cancer can return.
- Incomplete removal needing a second operation
- Recurrence at the same site
- Bleeding, infection or wound breakdown
- Visible scar or distortion of an eyelid, lip or nostril
- Graft or flap failure
- Numbness from cut skin nerves
- Lymph fluid collection after node biopsy
Jeder schriftliche Vorschlag wird durch Clinic-Y gibt an, was die Klinik abdeckt, wenn eine Korrektur erforderlich ist. Fragen Sie danach, bevor Sie buchen, nicht danach.
Cost of Skin Cancer Treatment in Türkiye
Clinic-Y does not publish a single price for Skin Cancer Treatment, because the honest figure depends on your case. What moves it:
- Tumour type, size and site
- Standard excision versus Mohs surgery
- Whether a flap, graft or general anaesthetic is needed
- Pathology, staging scans and sentinel node biopsy
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Häufig gestellte Fragen
Do I need follow-up after I go home?
Yes. Anyone who has had one skin cancer is at higher risk of another. Arrange skin checks with a dermatologist at home, usually every 6 to 12 months.
Is it sensible to travel for this?
For a defined, biopsy-proven tumour needing excision and reconstruction, yes. For advanced melanoma needing ongoing drug treatment, no.
Can it be treated with cream instead?
Only some superficial, low-risk lesions. The dermatologist will say whether yours qualifies.