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BACKGROUND: Many patients suffer from multiple nonmelanoma skin cancers. We recently encountered two such patients who requested some form of prophylaxis against future skin cancers. OBJECTIVE: To highlight the potential utility of laser resurfacing as a skin cancer prophylaxis. METHODS: Two patients with histories of multiple facial skin cancers were treated with CO2 laser resurfacing for the purpose of skin cancer prophylaxis. RESULTS: During a follow-up period of 33 and 52 months, both patients have remained free of skin cancers in the main treatment field while developing new tumors outside of this area. CONCLUSION: Laser resurfacing should be considered as a potential method of achieving skin cancer prophylaxis in selected patients.
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