Skin cancer is the most common type of cancer. Most cases of skin cancer respond well to treatment, but you need to catch it early. Your dermatologist can help you know the signs and symptoms of skin cancer.

The dermatologists at Atlanta Center For Dermatologic Diseases offer comprehensive skincare solutions, including treatment of skin cancer. They have several convenient office locations in Roswell, Alpharetta, Cumming, and Sandy Springs, GA, to help you.

Skin cancer is often caused by spending a lot of time out in the sun, with your skin unprotected. That’s why wearing sunscreen is one of the most important, and easiest ways to prevent skin cancer. Remember to:

• Wear sunscreen with an SPF of at least 30 daily
• Wear a hat to cover your scalp and ears
• Reapply your sunscreen after two hours

You need to do a skin check regularly and pay attention to any moles that are:

• Increasing in size or changing color 
• Irregularly shaped, with ragged borders
• Painful, bleeding, itching, or oozing

If you have skin cancer, your dermatologist is an expert at skin cancer treatment and may recommend:

Cryosurgery, which involves freezing the area with liquid nitrogen

Curettage and desiccation, which involves scraping the area and applying electric current to kill the cancerous cells

Surgical excision, which removes the cancerous tissue completely

Medicated topical creams, which are formulated to boost your body’s own cancer-fighting properties

To learn more about the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of skin cancer, talk with the dermatologists at Atlanta Center For Dermatologic Diseases. You can reach them in Roswell, GA, at (770) 751-1133, Alpharetta, GA, at (770) 664-5225, Cumming, GA, at (770) 844-1902, or in Sandy Springs, GA, at (404) 252-4333. Call today.