London, Dec 18 : American actress Melanie Griffith has undergone a surgery for skin cancer.

The Oscar-nominated star''s rep Robin Baum revealed that the ''Working Girl'' beauty has had surgery to remove early stages of skin cancer from her face.

Baum said the procedure was done early enough to prevent further complications, reports the Daily Express.

The 52-year-old actress, who has a 12-year-old daughter with her husband, actor Antonio Banderas and an adult son and daughter from previous relationships, was left with a black eye after the operation. (ANI)