Surgical scar 


Corrective camouflage of a primary surgical scar on the arm

Patient photographs

Before After

Description of the disease

Following histological diagnosis, the surgical management of primary melanoma requires surgical extension with the aim of preventing the risk of persistence or local recurrence of the disease. The extent of re-excision is commensurate with the histological characteristics of the melanoma and, in particular, with the Breslow thickness.

Adjuvant treatment

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