The treatment of skin cancer depends on the size, type, depth and location of the lesions. The abnormal cells are either removed surgically or destroyed with topical medications. In most skin cancer treatment cases local anesthetic might also be required.

Following are the additional skin cancer treatment options given:

1. Freezing: This skin cancer treatment involves the destruction of actinic keratoses and other small early skin cancers by freezing them with liquid nitrogen. This leads to the sloughing off of the dead tissues after thawing. A white scar might be left on the skin after the treatment. A patient might also need a repetition of this treatment to get rid of the growth completely.

2. Excisional surgery: This type of treatment of skin cancer is suitable for all types of skin cancer. The cancerous tissue is cut or removed and a surrounding portion of the healthy skin. Extra skin which is normal around the tumor might also be removed if required. Skin reconstruction could be an option to avoid or reduce the scarring of the skin especially on the face. Skin graft is also done wherein a layer of the skin from another part of the body is placed upon the wound.

3. Laser therapy: This therapy is used to treat superficial skin cancers or precancerous growth on lips. An intense beam of light which vaporizes growths is used which hardly destroys surrounding tissue and also the chances of bleeding, scarring and swelling is less.

4. Mohs surgery: This skin cancer treatment is given if there are large, recurring or skin cancers which are difficult to treat. The skin is removed layer by layer. Each layer of the skin is observed under the microscope until all the abnormal cells are completely removed. Not much surrounding healthy skin is removed in this process.

5. Curettage and electrodessication: Once maximum growth is removed, layers of cancer cells are scraped away by a circular blade called as curet. Then an electric needle is used to destroy the remaining cancer cells. This procedure is convenient for treating small or thin basal cell cancers. A small, flat white scar is left after this treatment.

6. Radiation therapy: Radiation therapy is used to destroy basal and squamous cell carcinomas.

7. Chemotherapy: Drugs are used to destroy the cancerous cells in chemotherapy. If the cancer is limited to the superficial layer of the skin then creams and lotions can directly be applied. Topical drugs might lead to inflammation of the skin and scars. Systemic chemotherapy is used if the skin cancer has spread to the other parts of the body.

Other advanced skin cancer treatments include:

1. Photodynamic therapy: This skin cancer treatment uses combination of laser light and drugs that makes the cancer cells sensitive to light. Direct exposure to sunlight has to be avoided for few weeks after the treatment.

2. Biological therapy: This therapy is also called as immunotherapy. Interferon and Interleukin-2 are the drugs used which are currently under study. These drugs stimulate the immune system to fight cancer. Melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancers are treated with these drugs. Some other medicines too are used to be applied to the skin to increase the immune reaction to skin cancer.