After 31 years of practice Dr. Strinden retired at the end of 2019. We have removed the ability to email our office via the website and only phone contact will be available for messages. This website is currently available for education and information. Please use the online form to request your records. You can find it under the resource tab, then forms. Click on medical records release authorization. Please fill out ALL numbered blanks and return the form via fax (936)632-3837, email (strinden@consolidated.net), or US mail. Dr. Strinden no longer lives in Lufkin. For patients, there will be a $5.00 fee for copying records for mailing. We will be happy to forward records to any doctor of your choosing. Please allow 4 weeks for processing records requests.

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Skin Cancer Treatment

What is Skin Cancer Treatment surgery?

What is Skin Cancer Treatment surgery?

Hearing a diagnosis of "cancer" is very difficult to accept. Understanding that treating your skin cancer may result in scars or disfigurement can also be troubling. Your plastic surgeon understands your concerns and will guide you through treatment and explain the resulting effect on your health and appearance.

Quick facts about skin cancer treatment:

  • Treatment of skin cancer, much like any form of cancer, may require surgery to remove cancerous growths
  • Your plastic surgeon can surgically remove cancerous and other skin lesions using specialized techniques to preserve your health and your appearance
  • Although no surgery is without scars, your plastic surgeon will make every effort to treat your skin cancer without dramatically changing your appearance
  • For some people, reconstruction may require more than one procedure to achieve the best results



How is Skin Cancer Treatment surgery done?

How is Skin Cancer Treatment surgery done?

Depending on the size, type and location of the lesion, there are many ways to remove skin cancer and reconstruct your appearance if necessary.

Step 1 - Anesthesia

Medications are administered for your comfort during the surgical procedures. The choices include local, intravenous sedation and general anesthesia. Your doctor will recommend the best choice for you.

Step 2 - Removal

A small or contained lesion may be removed with excision - a simple surgical process to remove the lesion from the skin. Closure is most often performed in conjunction with excision.


Skin cancer can be like an iceberg. What is visible on the skin surface sometimes is only a small portion of the growth. Beneath the skin, the cancerous cells cover a much larger region and there are no defined borders.


Your plastic surgeon may order a frozen section. In this procedure, the cancerous lesion is removed and microscopically examined by a pathologist prior to wound closure to ensure all cancerous cells have been removed.


The goal is to look for a clear margin - an area where the skin cancer has not spread. If clear margins are found, the resulting wound would be reconstructed. If clear margins are not present, your plastic surgeon will remove more tissues until the entire region has a clear margin.

Step 3 - Reconstruction

A large lesion or one that has been removed with frozen sections can be reconstructed with a local flap. A flap may also be necessary where excision may result in a disfiguring appearance. A local flap repositions healthy, adjacent tissue over the wound. A suture line is positioned to follow the natural creases and curves of the face if possible, to minimize the appearance of the resulting scar.


A skin graft, healthy skin removed from one area of the body and relocated to the wound site, may also be applied.

Step 4 - See the results

After your skin cancer has been removed and any primary reconstruction is completed, a dressing or bandages will be applied to your incisions.





Many Procedure Details Excerpted from the ASPS/ASAPS Patient Education Brochures © ASPS/ASAPS 2008

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They called me all weekend to check on my progress. I really appreciate that.

Very friendly staff.

Very good experience.

Extremely happy with results plus the staff makes you feel comfortable and calm.

My experience with Dr. Strinden and all those who work with him has been wonderful!

Great Team.





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