Skin cancers, and the management of these, are an ever-expanding area of rural & remote medicine. With the rise in incidence of skin cancers in Australia, & the accessibility to specialist surgeons always a challenge to rural communities – it increasingly falls to us as rural generalist GP’s to fill this gap for our patients.
With this in mind, I have been continually advancing my skin cancer skills to be able to better serve my community in rural Victoria. I have become more experienced in skin cancer excision & closure techniques, and am able to deliver excellent cosmetic results for my patients in the rural setting without them having to travel for the treatment of their lesions.
This presentation will discuss the more challenging areas where skin lesions present, & explore some of the techniques available to give the best cosmetic results for patients, while simultaneously achieving the primary goal of excising the lesion successfully. The presentation will discuss advancement & rotational flaps for coverage of excisional defects, as well as skin graft techniques for areas where skin flap surgery is not achievable.