MELANOMA+TREATMENT;

=TREATMENT OF MELANOMA = =STEP #1 - SUSPICION= The first step of treating melanoma is suspicion by a patient, or by a physician that a pigmented lesion on the skin could be melanoma. The lesion is called a "primary lesion"

=STEP #2 - REMOVAL (BIOPSY)= The lesion can then be removed with a punch biopsy or scoop biopsy being directed by your doctor.

=STEP #3 - OBSERVATION= After biopsy, the lesion is sent to be observed by pathologists to determine if the lesion is cancerous.

=Scoop Biopsy/Punch Biopsy= Punch biopsy is for smaller lesions, Scoop biopsy is for bigger lesions. The doctor would use a scoop/punch biopsy tool to scoop or carve out the lesion, leaving a layer of skin between the (assumed) infected area and your flesh.

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