Surgery to remove (excise) melanoma removes the cancer and a border of healthy tissue. In the "Area of excision" picture: The inner circle represents the melanoma and healthy tissue that are excised.

You normally have a second operation to remove more tissue if you're diagnosed with melanoma. This is called a wide local excision. Your doctor removes a larger area of healthy skin and tissue around ...

After your diagnosis, you usually have an operation to remove 0.5cm or more of healthy tissue around where the melanoma was. This is called a wide local excision. If your doctor is sure they removed ...