TUMORES DE PIEL

At present having a tanned skin is synonymous with beauty and therefore many people like to expose themselves for long periods to the rays of the sun or simply go to tanning rooms without knowing that the product of this exposure increases the risk considerably to Suffer some form of skin cancer.

The vast majority of people who suffer from skin tumors are of adult age, however the incidence of cases in increasingly younger people is increasing.

The most frequent tumors are basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma. They are tumors that in most cases have a slow evolution. However, when they are suspected, they must be treated immediately with an adequate operative technique to eliminate Certainly the risk of leaving tumor cells at the site that will generate tumor persistence.

The other tumor of skin but that deserves of much greater care by the aggressiveness that presents, is the melanoma, that they are pigmented lesions in the majority of the cases, they can be confused with moles, but that they present variation in the size, they have several colors In the same injury. This lesion on suspicion should be resected immediately resecting even a margin of healthy skin to prevent the persistence of tumor cells at the site of resection.

At the time of suspicion of any of these tumors should be consulted immediately to be assessed and if necessary to perform a resection of the lesion, except for a complete resection, leaving the slightest defect using plastic surgery techniques And whose end result is only one line.