Our highly specialized team of dermatologists offers complete care and performs a wide variety of procedures for all types of skin conditions. We offer the least invasive, most effective procedures, including cryosurgery (liquid nitrogen to remove noncancerous and cancerous lesions) and shave biopsy.

At Tower Health, we use the least invasive approaches when possible. If more advanced surgeries are needed, you can trust our expertise.

Cryosurgery

Cryosurgery uses extremely cold liquid nitrogen that is applied directly to the tissue with a cotton swab or spray device. Your dermatologist will use cryosurgery to destroy abnormal tissue, precancerous skin growths, or early-stage tumors on the skin.

Excision

A surgical excision, also known as shave excision, is used to remove skin lesions, moles, and skin tumors. At Tower Health, our dermatologists use shave excision to remove certain types of skin cancers such as squamous cell carcinomas, basal cell carcinomas, melanomas, or skin lesions such as lumps and sores.

Dermatologists perform shave excision in the doctor’s office. The skin area is numbed, and the dermatologist uses a small blade to remove the skin's outermost layer.