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Patients with basal cell, squamous cell carcinoma and certain rare neoplasms should ideally be treated by
this technique if they fall within one of the following criteria:
- Recurrent skin cancer.
- Skin cancers occurring in sites where recurrence rates with traditional approaches are high. Such areas include tumours around the eye, nose and lips.
- Incomplete removal of tumour.
- Large tumours (greater than 2cm in diameter).
- Tumors with indistinct skin margins.