Types of skin cancer: 

• Basal cell
• Squamous cell
• Melanoma
• Rare tumors
  

Skin cancer and it’s treatment is Dr. Leithauser’s primary area of interest. She is skilled in all aspects of skin cancer care including: 

• Expert skin cancer diagnosis and individualized treatment plans
• Mohs micrographic surgery 
  
• Wide local excision for melanoma and some other skin cancers https://www.asds.net/Skin-Experts/Skin-Treatments/Wide-local-Excision
• Staged excision (“slow Mohs”) for melanomas in cosmetically-sensitive areas, particularly facial melanomas
• Facial reconstruction following skin cancer removal
• Destructive techniques (for early/superficial skin cancers)
• Topical treatments (for early/superficial skin cancers)
• Field-treatment for skin cancer prevention 

Skin Cancer Facts

• More than 5.4 million cases of nonmelanoma skin cancer were treated in over 3.3 million people in the U.S. in 2012, the most recent year new statistics were available.
  
• More people are diagnosed with skin cancer each year in the U.S. than all other cancers combined.
  
• One in five Americans will develop skin cancer by the age of 70.
• Actinic keratosis is the most common precancer; it affects more than 58 million Americans.
  
• The annual cost of treating skin cancers in the U.S. is estimated at $8.1 billion: about $4.8 billion for nonmelanoma skin cancers and $3.3 billion for melanoma.
   

For more information, visit: www.cdc.gov/cancer/skin

https://www.skincancer.org/skin-cancer-information