{"id":13,"date":"2026-09-14T18:10:02","date_gmt":"2026-09-14T18:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lite.buildprosites.com\/clayfield-mould\/treatments\/"},"modified":"2026-09-15T09:51:42","modified_gmt":"2026-09-15T09:51:42","slug":"treatments","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lite.buildprosites.com\/clayfield-mould\/treatments\/","title":{"rendered":"Treatments"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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TREATMENTS<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Diagnosed, excised and closed in the same building<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Our doctors hold skin cancer medicine qualifications and perform their own surgery, including flaps and grafts. You are referred to a plastic surgeon or an oncologist when the case genuinely warrants one — not because the clinic cannot do it.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Every procedure, named and priced<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Every entry says who it suits and what it costs out of pocket.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Biopsy<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Diagnostic<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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A small sample taken under local anaesthetic to establish what a lesion is before deciding how much needs to come out. Takes fifteen minutes and usually needs one or two sutures.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Excision with margins<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Confirmed or suspected cancer<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Complete removal with the clearance margin the diagnosis requires. Closed with sutures, dressed, and reviewed at seven to fourteen days for removal. All tissue goes to pathology.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Flap and graft repair<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Face, ears, lower legs<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Where there is not enough loose skin to close a wound directly, tissue is moved or grafted from elsewhere. Both our doctors hold surgical qualifications in skin cancer medicine and perform these here.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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$280–$620<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Cryotherapy<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Sunspots, superficial lesions<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Liquid nitrogen applied directly to solar keratoses and superficial lesions. Stings briefly, blisters, then heals over a fortnight. Included in the same appointment as your check for up to ten spots.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Topical field therapy<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Widespread sun damage<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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A prescription cream, applied at home over several weeks, to treat a whole area of sun-damaged skin rather than individual spots. It is discussed and prescribed in a consultation, gets red and uncomfortable as it works, and we review you through the course.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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3–6 weeks at home<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Photodynamic therapy<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Facial field damage<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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A light-activated cream treatment for areas of facial sun damage, done in two visits a week apart. More expensive than a cream course but faster and better tolerated cosmetically.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Structured follow-up at three, six or twelve-month intervals depending on what you had and how many. Bulk billed here permanently after a confirmed melanoma, regardless of concession status.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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A clinic that never refers anything is a clinic operating past its competence. Roughly one case a fortnight leaves here with a specialist appointment already made.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Three doors we send people through<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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To a plastic surgeon<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Large defects on the nose, eyelid or lip where the cosmetic result genuinely warrants a specialist repair.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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To a melanoma unit<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Any melanoma with depth requiring sentinel node biopsy or staging. We refer to the state melanoma service and stay involved in surveillance.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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To a dermatologist<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Complex inflammatory skin disease, unexplained rashes, and anything that is not a skin cancer question. We are a cancer clinic, not a general dermatology practice.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Spot checks held open every weekday<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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If a specific spot has changed, say so when you ring and we will prioritise you. Full checks are usually available within a fortnight.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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