Minor Skin Surgery at the Department of Family Medicine

Types of minor skin surgery include:

• Removing skin tags and moles for cosmetic or therapeutic reasons.
• Repair skin wounds that require sterile cleaning and stitches.
• Treating a previously biopsied mole or suspicious skin mark.

UPMC's family medicine doctors can perform minor skin surgery in one of our offices that has the equipment to work under sterile conditions and provide local anesthetic to help control pain.

Make an Appointment for Minor Skin Surgery

If you have a skin tag, mole, or other suspicious mark, please contact one of our family medicine clinics to make an appointment.

Additional Skin Surgery Resources

Visit our Health Library for more information (links below will open a new window or tab in your browser).

• Skin lesion aspiration
• Skin lesion biopsy
• Skin lesion KOH exam