Soft Tissue Surgery

What is soft-tissue surgery?

Soft-tissue surgery at Arizona Preferred Surgeons is minor surgery your provider uses to remove lumps, bumps, tumors, and other soft-tissue masses from your skin.

You might need or elect to have soft-tissue surgery if you have a lipoma (fatty tumor), melanoma skin cancer, nonmelanoma skin cancer, burns, moles, warts, or other soft-tissue abnormalities. Arizona Preferred Surgeons can also repair muscle tears, hernias, and other soft-tissue damage.

What are the benefits of soft-tissue surgery?

Some of the many benefits you can expect when choosing soft-tissue surgery at Arizona Preferred Surgeons include:

• No more lumps and bumps on your skin
• Smoother, healthier skin
• Lower risk of cancer
• Elimination of cancer
• Reduced risk of complications
• Fast healing
• Minimal scarring
• Highly effective results

Surgeons at Arizona Preferred Surgeons are board-certified and highly trained. They use the most cutting-edge surgical technology and techniques available.

Is soft-tissue surgery right for me?

Your surgeon lets you know if you’re a candidate for soft-tissue surgery after discussing your medical history with you, asking about your symptoms, and examining the soft-tissue masses. They might recommend you complete blood tests, biopsies, or other diagnostic procedures and let you know what to expect during your surgery.

What should I expect during soft-tissue surgery?

Before soft-tissue surgery, your provider numbs the treatment area so that you don’t feel any pain. You usually remain awake during the procedure. Your surgeon often makes a tiny incision to remove or repair soft tissues before closing the incision. They could also drain a soft-tissue mass.

What happens after soft-tissue surgery?

After soft-tissue surgery, it’s essential that you follow all post-surgery instructions. Take your medications as instructed by your surgeon to do so, and keep the surgical site clean. Apply topical medication to the area if your provider asks and attend all of your follow-up appointments to ensure that the tissues heal properly.

If the soft-tissue mass your surgeon removed is cancerous, you’ll also need radiation therapy, chemotherapy, immunotherapy, or other cancer treatments. Those treatments will be set up by your oncologist.

Call the office today or schedule a consultation online to learn more about soft-tissue surgery at Arizona Preferred Surgeons.