Lisa Naysmith

Consultant Dermatological Surgeon, NHS Lothian and Hon Senior Lecturer, University of Edinburgh, Dermatology, Room 4.018, Lauriston Building, Lauriston Place, Edinburgh, EH3 9HA, UK

Skin cancer and some common mimics of skin cancer

Most dermatological diagnoses, just like most dental ones, are not fatal and, in general, treatment for skin disease is symptomatic, and based on the ‘here and now’.