Untreated bleeding basal-cell cancer of the nose, note pearliness.		Untreated basal-cell carcinoma occupying most of tip of the nose. Note the blood vessels and pearly nature of the tumor.		MOHS surgical defect following the removal of the skin cancer previously shown. Mohs leaves the smallest defect with the highest cure rate.

Large untreated basal-cell carcinoma occupying a good portion of the right temple. Note the reddish color from blood vessels growing into the tumor and the glistening surface of the tumor, which is weeping, breaking down and beginning to get infected in some areas.		Close-up of the basal-cell cancer of the right temple previously shown.

Basal-cell cancer of the lateral flare (ala) of the nose, note pearliness and donut shape of the spot which looks from the outside to be just smaller than a pencil eraser.		Pigmented or black basal-cell carcinoma of the right tip of the nose. Note, a skin biopsy should be taken to be sure that this is not a melanoma which would require a different type of surgical approach.

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