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Located in central Suffolk County, New York, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Skin Cancer Center Hauppauge provides a broad spectrum of dermatology services to Long Island residents in their own backyard. At this close-to-home location, our medical staff, composed of Memorial Sloan-Kettering physicians, offers the unparalleled expertise of cancer care with a full complement of modern technology.
Members of the Hauppauge medical team meet weekly to review and discuss each new patient's case and treatment plans. The team works with other specialists to meet the nonmedical needs of both patients and their caregivers, including social support.
Our Team of Skin Cancer Experts
Screening & Prevention
At Memorial Sloan-Kettering Skin Cancer Center Hauppauge, we offer a variety of screening methods to detect skin cancer. We use several imaging technologies to assist in the detection of skin cancer. These include total body photography, individual lesion photography (photographing a specific area of abnormal skin), and dermoscopy (the use of a hand-held instrument that enables doctors to see structures below the superficial layer of the skin). Confocal microscopy, which uses imaging to diagnose skin cancers at the cellular level, is also available, however this tool remains investigational.
Our doctors also monitor patients who are at high risk of developing skin cancer, including but not limited to those who have congenital nevi (moles present at birth), dysplastic nevi (atypical moles), fair skin, family history of skin cancer, and sun-damaged skin.
Skin Cancer Treatments at Hauppauge
Our dermatologists at Hauppauge are expert in evaluating, managing, and treating skin cancer. We offer surgery, Mohs surgery, and photodynamic therapy. Mohs surgery, which is used primarily to treat squamous and basal cell carcinomas, allows the surgeon to pinpoint and remove cancerous tissue while leaving healthy skin intact. In photodynamic therapy, a photosensitizing chemical is applied to the skin, and a light source activates the chemical, which kills the cancerous or precancerous skin cells.
Support Services
A social worker who provides counseling and support to patients and family members coping with the spectrum of issues related to life during and after treatment of cancer is also available. These services are offered at our Commack location.
