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The Skin Cancer and Reconstructive Surgery Foundation offers specialized educational opportunities to the medical and scientific community who strive to achieve new knowledge in skin cancer management.

Skin Cancer And Reconstructive Surgery Foundation

Collaborative Care for Your Patients

SCARS Center specialists collaborate with referring physicians to establish customized care plans for patients. Primary physicians may refer patients, utilize the facility for combined treatment plans, or present cases at our monthly conference.

Present A Skin Cancer Case

Coordinate Patient Care

Right to Left: Gregory Bartlow, M.D. (Dermatology); Simon Madorsky, M.D. (Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery); Michelle Aszterbaum, M.D. (Dermatology); Ronald Barr, M.D. (Dermatopathology); Matthew Goodman, M.D. (Dermatology); Judith Harrison, M.D. (Radiation Oncology)

A TEAM APPROACH TO SKIN CANCER MANAGEMENT

Our acclaimed and experienced skin cancer specialists deliver exceptional care to our patients using a comprehensive team approach.

SCARS Center board certified skin cancer specialists include: dermatologists, dermatopathologists, radiation oncologists, facial plastic and reconstructive surgeons and ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgeons.

Together we offer specialized treatment options that range from non-surgical cure such as Photodynamic Therapy, Superficial Radiotherapy, and topical chemotherapy, to Mohs excision in combination with closure and, in many instances, reconstruction by our board and double board certified plastic surgeons. The combination of specialists and treatment options available at SCARS Center provides patients with the convenience and quality of service every person deserves after a skin cancer diagnosis.

CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION FOR OPTIMUM PATIENT CARE

The SCARS Foundation CME accredited Skin Cancer Conference is hosted regularly for the benefit of our patients, our specialists, and other local physicians involved in skin cancer management. The conference is designed to maximize our physicians’ effectiveness in patient care by highlighting high-risk skin cancer cases, difficult reconstructive cases, and other skin cancer treatment challenges. The monthly conference allows our physicians to stay ahead of the curve on treatment developments in the skin cancer community, and gives our patients access to a multi-faceted team approach in handling complex cases.

Physician Programs

Patient Education

Skin Cancer Connection Articles

Temporoparietal Fasciocutaneous Island Flap for Forehead and Anterior Scalp Reconstruction

By Simon Madorsky, MD | Patient Case Studies , Publications , Reconstructive Techniques

ABSTRACT Background: Forehead and anterior scalp large defect reconstruction is challenging and often requires skin grafting. Objective: To measure the advancing distance and the survival of the temporoparietal fascia (TPF) island flap in forehead and anterior scalp reconstruction. Methods: The study design was a retrospective case series. Participants included all patients who had undergone TPF island flap for…

Subcutaneous Intravascular Pyogenic Granuloma of the Scalp of a POEMS Syndrome Patient

By Orr A. Meltzer, BS, Simon J. Madorsky, MD | Dermatopathology , Intraoperative Photos , Patient Case Studies

ABSTRACT An 82-year-old male with a past medical history of POEMS syndrome presented with a 6-weekhistory of a growing intravascular pyogenic granuloma in the subcutaneous scalp. Biopsyshowed lobular intravascular capillary hemangioma, also known as pyogenic granuloma. Lobularcapillary hemangiomas are most commonly found on the skin and represent some of thecutaneous changes seen within POEMS syndrome.…

Cerclage Closure Technique

By Alyssa Flanders, PAC | Mohs Reconstruction , Patient Case Studies

HISTORY A 50 y/o patient presents with a 3 year h/o right cheek growing lesion biopsied by outside office on 11/8/21 showing atypical lentiginous melanocytic proliferation. Incisional biopsy of right malar cheek done on 11/18/21 showing severely atypical lentiginous junctional melanocytic hyperplasia with margins involved. Excision and reconstruction with cerclage of right malar cheek severe…

Superficial Radiotherapy: Long Term Follow-Up of Highly Selected Basal and Squamous Cell Carcinomas in Skin Cancer Patients

By Simon Madorsky, MD | Non-Surgical Treatment , Patient Case Studies , Publications , Superficial Radiotherapy (SRT)

Superficial radiotherapy (SRT) treatment for non-melanoma skin cancer has been reported to yield variable cure rates. When patients are highly selected, adequate margins of treatment are chosen, and hypofractionation is avoided, cure rates of SRT can approach that of Mohs surgery. SCARS Center’s research article on the subject was recently published in Journal of Dermatology…

Chronic Open Wound Management with Wound Vac

By Alyssa Flanders, PAC | Non-Surgical Treatment , Patient Case Studies

Chronic open wounds present a lifestyle challenge for patients. In particular, lower leg wounds can take months to fully heal and may require wound care to prevent infection and maintain a healthy, healing wound. A wound vac or “vacuum-assisted closure of wound” can expedite healing. A wound vac decreases the air pressure on the wound…

Dermaplaning and Dermabrasion to Treat Rhinophyma

By Adam Aronson, MD | Patient Case Studies , Rhinophyma

BACKGROUND Rhinophyma is an uncommon form of rosacea that leads to thickening of the nasal skin and enlargement of nasal sebaceous glands. It usually occurs in men over 50. It is slowly progressive and tends to worsen over time, resulting in a bulbous shape of the nose which gradually becomes deforming. Rhinophymatous papules often form,…

CME ACCREDITED SKIN CANCER CONFERENCE

Earn your CME credits at the SCARS Foundation Monthly Skin Cancer Conference

ELEVATING THE STANDARDS OF SKIN CANCER MANAGEMENT.

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