Skin & Minor Surgical Procedures

Skin & minor surgical procedures

Dr. Guarino performs these smaller procedures, most of them on an outpatient basis:

• Skin cancer excision: removal of a skin cancer along with a small rim of healthy skin.
• Skin cyst removal: removal of a cyst that has formed under the skin.
• Abscess drainage: opening and draining a painful, infected pocket of pus under the skin.
• Temporal artery biopsy: taking a small piece of the artery at the temple to check for inflammation of the blood vessel.
• Subcutaneous lipoma excision: removal of a soft, fatty lump under the skin. More about lipoma removal →
• Port placement (port-a-cath): placing a small implanted port for chemotherapy or IV access. More about port placement →

Where your procedure is performed

Dr. Guarino performs procedures on an outpatient (same-day) basis at Murdock Surgery Center. Consultations and follow-up visits take place at the Charlotte Harbor Surgical office in Port Charlotte.