When you discover a suspicious skin lesion or receive a skin cancer diagnosis, time becomes critical. At The Minor Surgery Center (TMSC), Toronto's leading skin cancer clinic, we understand that waiting months for treatment creates unnecessary anxiety and can allow cancer to progress. That's why we've built our practice around one simple principle: providing rapid access to expert skin cancer care when you need it most.

As Ontario's largest group of surgical specialists dedicated to minor procedures, our board-certified plastic surgeons have successfully treated over 10,000 patients across our four GTA locations. Unlike traditional referral-based systems that can take months, our skin cancer clinic in Toronto allows you to book directly—no referral needed—and often schedule your consultation and surgery on the same day.

Basal cell carcinoma is the most common type of skin cancer, accounting for about 8 in 10 skin cancer cases. While BCC rarely spreads to other parts of the body, untreated basal cell carcinoma can become disfiguring and dangerous, growing wide and deep into surrounding skin, bone, and tissue.

Our approach to BCC removal involves precise surgical excision with appropriate margins and complete pathology analysis of all removed tissue. We use advanced plastic surgery techniques to minimize scarring and have special expertise in facial BCC including the nose, temple, ears, and eyelids. Same-day consultation and removal are often available for your convenience.

Common BCC warning signs include a translucent or pearly bump on sun-exposed areas, a flat scaly reddish patch with raised edges, a non-healing sore that bleeds or oozes, or a white waxy lesion without clear borders, which is known as the morpheaform type.

Squamous cell carcinoma is the second most common skin cancer and can be more aggressive than BCC. If left untreated, SCC can spread to lymph nodes and other organs, making early treatment essential. Our SCC treatment protocol includes surgical excision with adequate margins and thorough pathology examination to confirm clear margins.
We perform sentinel lymph node evaluation when indicated and use advanced reconstruction techniques for larger excisions. We prioritize rapid scheduling to prevent disease progression and ensure the best possible outcomes.

SCC typically appears as a firm red nodule on sun-exposed skin, a flat scaly or crusted lesion, a non-healing sore especially on ears, face, neck, or hands, or a wart-like growth that may bleed.

Melanoma Excision and Wide Local Excision Melanoma is the most serious type of skin cancer and requires prompt, expert treatment. At our Toronto skin cancer clinic, our board-certified plastic surgeons perform melanoma excisions with the precision and margins necessary to ensure complete removal.
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Melanoma treatment at TMSC includes wide local excision based on tumor depth and sentinel lymph node biopsy coordination when needed. We pay careful attention to surgical margins per clinical guidelines and perform complex reconstruction for larger melanoma excisions. We also coordinate with oncology specialists for advanced cases to ensure comprehensive care.
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The ABCDE warning signs of melanoma include asymmetry where one half doesn't match the other, border irregularities with notched or blurred edges, color variations with multiple colors or uneven distribution, diameter larger than 6mm which is about the size of a pencil eraser, and evolution meaning the lesion is changing in size, shape, color, or symptoms.
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