Procedural Dermatology Treatments in Anchorage

Expert Surgical Care

At Mat-Su Dermatology, we understand that the diagnosis of skin cancer can be overwhelming, but we’re here to guide you through your treatment options with expert care and compassion. Our surgical dermatology services focus on providing the most effective, precise, and minimally invasive treatments for skin cancer, including Mohs micrographic surgery, one of the most advanced techniques for skin cancer removal.

Skin Cancer Interventions

When skin cancer is diagnosed, surgery is often required to remove the cancerous cells and prevent further spread. At Mat-Su Dermatology, our team of board-certified dermatologists specializes in skin cancer surgery, ensuring that you receive the highest standard of care with the goal of preserving as much healthy skin as possible.
We offer a variety of surgical options for skin cancer treatment, including:

Excisional Surgery:
Removing the cancerous tissue along with a small margin of healthy tissue to ensure all cancer cells are eliminated.

Curettage and Electrodesiccation:
A procedure that scrapes away the cancerous tissue and uses electrical currents to destroy remaining cancer cells, often used for superficial skin cancers.

Choose Mat-Su Dermatology For

Experienced Surgeons:
Our dermatologists are skilled in the latest surgical techniques, including Mohs surgery, and are committed to providing the most effective treatments for skin cancer.

State-of-the-Art Technology:
We use advanced tools and techniques to ensure the highest accuracy during surgery and provide the best possible outcomes for our patients.

Compassionate Care:
We understand that a skin cancer diagnosis can be daunting, and our team is here to support you through the entire process with empathy and expertise. Our goal is to provide you with a safe, comfortable, and supportive environment throughout your treatment.

Advanced Procedures for Effective Skin Care

Certain dermatologic conditions and skin growths require technical procedural treatments for optimal long-term disease control or resolution. At Mat-Su Dermatology we are proud to offer over 17 years of combined experience in performing a variety of these procedures. With their combined experience, Drs. Sorensen and Willardson are confident in engaging in shared decision-making with their patients when it comes to considering and delivering these treatments in a personalized, thoughtful, and expert manner. Some of these treatments include:

Skin Biopsies:
to help diagnose skin cancers, other skin growths, chronic rashes, and inflammatory, autoimmune, and infectious diseases of the skin.

Surgical Excision:
of benign growths such as cysts and lipomas (amongst others), as well as standard excision of skin cancers such as basal and squamous cell carcinoma and melanoma, on the trunk and extremities.

Intralesional Steroid Injections:
to treat thickened, painful, and itchy scars, as well as certain inflammatory or autoimmune conditions of the skin.

Intralesional Chemotherapy Injections:
to treat keloid scars as well as certain types of skin cancers.

Cryotherapy:
this is the use of liquid nitrogen to treat warts, molluscum contagiosum, pre-cancerous spots on sun-exposed areas of skin (actinic keratosis), skin tags, and other irritated or cosmetically bothersome benign growths on the skin.

Electrosurgery:
the use of electric currents to treat certain benign skin growths as well as certain types of superficial skin cancers.

Cantharidin Application:
this is a blistering agent extracted from the “blistering beetle.” Despite its name, application of this liquid agent in our office provides a gentle, tolerable, and effective treatment of certain warts and molluscum contagiosum in children as well as adults.

Botox Injections:
to treat excessive sweating of the underarms, as well as cosmetic treatment for wrinkles of the upper face.

Laser Treatments:
including laser hair removal for medical and cosmetic purposes, pulsed-dye laser treatments for rosacea, and cosmetic treatment of acne scars, sun spots, and fine lines and wrinkles

Chemical Peels:
both superficial and medium-depth chemical peels for pre-cancerous growths (actinic keratosis), acne, sun spots and other signs of sun damage on the face.