Skin cancer most often develops on the face, ears and lips because these areas are exposed to a lot of sunlight. Symptoms of skin cancer on the face, ear and lip include small sores that don’t heal, red, scaly lesions that don’t go away and pearlescent bumps.
As a preventative measure, or if you have been diagnosed with facial skin cancer, be extra vigilant when you are in the sun. Of course, you can still be outside as usual, but be sure to seek shade between 12-3pm, wear a sun hat and of course sunscreen.
As a preventative measure, or if you have been diagnosed with skin cancer on your ear, be extra vigilant when out in the sun and wear sunscreen. By no means will you lose your hearing if you are diagnosed with skin cancer on your ear. If you have been diagnosed with skin cancer on your ear and you lose or experience hearing loss, you need to see an ear specialist who can look inside your ear and find the cause of your hearing loss.
As a preventative measure, or if you’ve been diagnosed with skin cancer on your lips, which is often caused by sunlight and working outside, you should of course make sure to protect your lips with a lip balm with SPF. The most common symptom of skin cancer on the lip is a sore that won’t heal.
There are several types of treatments for skin cancer of the face, ear and lip. These include curettage and creams – both of which are particularly used for low-risk tumors, as well as surgical procedures such as Mohs surgery. Mohs surgery offers the greatest certainty that the tumor has been removed in healthy tissue, and thus offers the lowest risk of recurrence.
Mohs surgery is the most effective for treating skin cancer on the face, ear and lip, and the result is the safest in terms of both cancer removal and optimal cosmetic outcome. Up to 40% less tissue is removed in Mohs surgery compared to standard surgical removal. As the only private clinic in Denmark, the Skin Cancer Clinic can perform Mohs surgery.
The vast majority of skin cancer cases are curable, but if you’ve had skin cancer on your face, ear and lip, you’re at a higher risk of developing skin cancer again.
