Skin cancer is a ubiquitous problem in today's times of significant outdoor activity coupled with lessening of the protective ozone layer and an increasingly aging population. The Sachs Institute of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, New York City, in conjunction with the Pathology Department of the Prestigious New York Eye and Ear Infirmary under the Direction of Dr. Stephen McCormick uses state of the art diagnostic, pathologic and surgical facilities to diagnose and then appropriately treat any type of skin cancer. Skin cancers can be categorized into 3 specific types:

The most benign call basal cell skin cancer does not spread but must be removed because it can grow and proliferate, locally destroying adjacent tissues.

This is the next most serious type of skin cancer, because not only does it destroy tissues locally but it can actually spread throughout the body, thus it must be detected and treated early, for the best possible results.

This is the third, and most dangerous type of skin cancer because not only can it spread, but once it has spread it is generally lethal. Thus it must be diagnosed extremely early so that it can be essentially cured in the beginning stages of the disease.

Any patient, who sits in the sun, has a significant family history of skin cancer, or who is greater than 50 years of age should have yearly check-up for evaluating their skin for skin cancer. Most freckles, moles, dark spots and lesions on the skin are benign. To determine their diagnosis Dr. Sachs uses a state of the art diagnostic pathology laboratory to examine the skin tissue once he had taken a biopsy. If the biopsy is diagnosed as a skin cancer than most of the time nothing else has to be done. Dr. Sachs will discuss each patient's individual concerns during a private consultation.

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