Skin Surgery

A birthmark appears as a spot, patch, or lump that looks different from the rest of your baby’s skin. You may see this when your baby is born or shortly after birth. Some birthmarks become more visible when your child is older or even during adolescence.

Keloids are raised overgrowths of scar tissue that occur at the site of skin injury. In a keloid, not only does the scar tissue protrude up above the surface, it also ‘spills over’ the original area of injury into the surrounding skin.

Skin tumours can form on our skin at any age of our lives. Most of these tumours are benign and present as lumps or bumps on our skin.

Mole removal is a procedure wherein the moles on your skin are medically removed, for health reasons or for aesthetic reasons. In most cases, moles are harmless, painless and non-cancerous, hence not needing removal.

A biopsy of the nail is done to help diagnose nail disorders, especially if skin cancer is suspected. It involves taking a small piece of tissue from the nail bed or nail matrix (the part where the nail grows from) for examination under the microscope (histopathological examination).

A skin biopsy refers to a procedure for taking a sample of skin for further laboratory evaluation. Skin biopsies are mostly done to help the doctor confirm the diagnosis of a skin rash or lesion. Sometimes, skin biopsies may be done to track the response to treatment.