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Case Study: Left Temple Basal Cell Cancer

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1.	1. Left temple skin cancer.	2.	2. Boarders of the visible tumor are marked.	3.	3. Surgical field is frozen with local anesthetic.	4.	4. First incisions start just outside the visible marked tumor.
5.	5. A small full thickness segment of skin is removed.	6.	6. Local bleeding is controlled with electrocautery.	7.	7. A tissue flap adjacent to the defect is designed.	8.	8. The flap is elevated.
9.	9. The flap closes the wound and is stitched in place.	10.	10. Redundant tissue is trimmed for cosmesis.	11.	11. Surface stitches are placed.	12.	12. The final wound before dressings.
2 months following surgery:
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