Treatment of skin cancer in Israel

Treatment of skin cancer in Israel is prescribed depending on the diagnosis and the characteristics of the patient's body.

Operation by the Mohs method

This method is the most effective, complete and accurate method of removing cancer cells, bearing minimal plastic damage. This is especially important when localizing the lesion on the face.

Intervention is performed under local anesthesia, while the surgeon during the operation cuts the tumor in stages, layer by layer. All stripped tissue layers are carefully examined using a microscope.

Rendering resistance to the disease by applying laser surgery

Laser-surgical method belongs to one of the most "fresh" and progressive, used in the treatment of skin cancer. It is successfully used widely in medical institutions that conduct diagnostics and treatment of skin cancer.

When performing laser- assisted interventions, cancer cells are destroyed by a directed high-activity beam of light. This technique is bloodless, painless, non-contact and, therefore, does not involve infection of tissue sites that have been exposed. The procedure lasts a few minutes. The period of tissue healing is very small when the tumors are removed by a laser.

Using the method of cryosurgery

Another type of treatment for skin cancer in Israel is cryosurgery, the essence of which is controlled frostbite affected areas, which, due to the procedure, are destroyed and die. To the affected area is applied, or applied with a spray or a swab, a substance whose temperature is in the ultralow limits (most often - liquid nitrogen). It instantly freezes diseased cells. Loss of sensitivity of the treated area of the skin is a likely side effect of such surgery.

Cryosurgery is used more often to help patients who are contraindicated in other types of operative care.

Applying the Fulguration

The essence of the method of fulguration is that under local anesthesia, a site that is afflicted with cancer is removed by means of a special sharp tool. After that, the area treated during the fulguration is acted upon by an electric current in order to destroy the remaining cancer cells near the excised tissue.

Treatment with local chemotherapy

To stop vital activity and destroy cancer cells in the future, Israeli medical institutions use chemotherapy. The essence of the procedure for its use is the use of various drugs. During local chemotherapy, external preparations are applied to the skin. This type of care is applicable in cases where the tumor is too large for the purpose of a surgical operation, or with a constant return of the disease.

As a result of the treatment with local chemotherapy, scars are usually not left.

Treatment by photodynamic therapy

Resorting to this type of treatment, use anti-cancer photosensitive chemicals in combination with a laser light source. The drug is applied as an ointment to the affected area, or is administered intravenously. In malignant cells, the drug is able to accumulate in a larger amount than in a healthy tissue. After a certain time (several hours or days), the tumor zone is irradiated with high-intensity light, whose wavelength is maximally absorbed by the dye. Under the influence of laser radiation, photosensitizing molecules lead to the death of cancer cells, disrupt the supply of food and lead to the elimination of the tumor due to the destruction of its microvessels.

Use of radiotherapy

Radiation therapy is performed in a stationary environment of the skin cancer diagnosis center, using a source of ionizing radiation that destroys cancer cells. The course of radiotherapy usually lasts several weeks, the frequency of the procedures: from one session a day to several.