Dr Austin Lang
MBBS; BSc; FRACGP; MMed (Skin Cancer)
Skin cancer surgery with precision, practicality and a patient-first approach.
Dr Austin Lang is a Brisbane-based skin cancer doctor who believes great medicine starts with listening.
Patients often comment that a consultation with Austin feels different. He takes the time to understand the person behind the skin lesion, not just the diagnosis. He believes a skin check should be thorough, practical and personalised, combining careful examination with dermoscopy of every suspicious lesion to make informed decisions about what needs treatment and what can safely be monitored.
Austin’s approach to skin cancer is simple: treat what needs treating, and avoid unnecessary procedures when they are unlikely to benefit the patient.
Skin cancer care is not one-size-fits-all. A small basal cell carcinoma in a healthy 50-year-old may require a different approach to a similar lesion in a frail 92-year-old nursing home resident. Austin believes good medicine means considering the whole person – their health, priorities, circumstances and quality of life.
When surgery is required, Austin combines dermoscopic assessment with meticulous surgical technique to accurately plan excisions. By identifying the true tumour margins before surgery, he aims to remove the cancer effectively while preserving as much healthy skin as possible.
This precision can help minimise the size of excisions, reduce unnecessary biopsies in appropriate cases, and optimise wound healing and scarring.
Austin believes good skin cancer surgery starts with good planning. His six years of surgical training in Melbourne provided a deep understanding of anatomy, wound healing and reconstruction. Skills that influence every procedure he performs today.
Combined with advanced training in skin cancer medicine, this allows Austin to carefully plan each excision with the goal of achieving complete treatment while minimising unnecessary removal of healthy skin.
After returning to Brisbane in 2024 following 11 years practicing in Victoria, Austin now focuses exclusively on skin cancer diagnosis, surgery and reconstruction. He has performed more than 3,000 procedures and holds a Master of Medicine in Skin Cancer, alongside his Fellowship of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners.
Outside medicine, Austin enjoys the simple things: family life with his wife and sons, renovating and designing spaces, sport, and conversations with people from all walks of life.
Originally from Brisbane, Austin returned home after 11 years in Victoria to join Brisbane Skin Cancer. Beyond his medical career, he is a devoted husband, and father to his young son and toy cavoodle. He has a passion for design, architecture, and sports and recently undertook much of the work on his own home renovation, reflecting his hands-on and meticulous nature.
In addition, to being expert in skin cancer screening, consultation and diagnosis, Austin also has experience and expertise in utilizing a number of different techniques for the treatment of skin cancer, including:
Non-surgical:
- Topical medications (creams)
- Cryotherapy
- Curettage and diathermy
Surgical:
- Excision with primary closure (including melanoma surgery)
- Partial thickness skin grafting
- Full thickness skin grafting
- Reconstruction with flap repair
- Staged reconstruction after cancer excision
If you have a skin cancer concern, please feel free to book an appointment with
Dr Austin Lang today at Brisbane Skin Cancer.
