Skin conditions dealt with by general surgery include lumps, tumours and other lesions of the skin and underlying tissues. Common conditions include melanoma, squamous cell carcinoma, basal cell carcinoma, lipoma, sebaceous cyst and lymph node biopsy.

These are often fairly simple conditions that can be dealt with by performing minor operations under local anaesthetic (the area of skin being treated is numbed). Often these procedures are performed as outpatient or day case procedures.

Read about skin cancer surgery here.