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Typically skin cancer treatments are

• wide excision where a margin is taken surrounding the skin cancer--
  Excision may be used to treat both primary and recurrent tumors by
  surgically removing the tumor and an area of healthy looking skin
  (margin) around the tumor. In some cases, the wound does not require
  treatment and is allowed to heal on its own. When closure is necessary,
  the wound may be closed with stitches, skin from another area of the
  body (skin graft), or healthy skin moved from a nearby area (skin flap).
  After surgery, the excised tissue is examined under a microscope to see
  if any cancer cells were present in the skin that appeared cancer free.

• 14 treatments of radiation therapy

• Electrodesiccation & Currettage --Curettage and electrodesiccation
  may be used to treat small basal cell and squamous cell tumors by scraping
  the tumor with a curette (a surgical instrument shaped like a long spoon)
  and then using an electric needle to gently burn or “cauterize” the remaining
  cancer cells and a margin of normal-looking tissue.