Mohs Surgery

How Serious Is Mohs Surgery?

Squamous cell, basal cell, and melanoma skin cancers are among the most common cancers worldwide. These forms of skin cancer can be slow-growing or aggressive, depending on the type. Mohs surgery is used to treat these and other types of skin cancers while protecting the surrounding skin. It offers complete removal of skin cancers with as small a scar as possible. What is Mohs Skin Cancer Surgery? Mohs surgery is performed by dermatologists with advanced training in this procedure. During skin cancer surgery, an incision is made to remove the cancer and a thin margin of skin. This margin is inspected under a microscope for cancer cells. If any are found, your surgeon will remove another thin layer of skin and then check again. This allows them to ensure the cancer is gone without removing more skin than necessary.  How Serious is Mohs Surgery? Any cancer diagnosis should be taken seriously. Skin cancer may not look like much, especially at first. However, allowing it to get larger will result in a bigger [...]

2024-03-06T21:20:04+00:00December 30th, 2023|Mohs Surgery|

How Should You Treat Skin Cancer?

Laser Skin Specialists provide treatment options for a wide range of medical conditions including skin cancer. Skin cancer can be treated using Mohs Surgery, combining surgical excision with microscopic examination of the entire tissue using frozen tissue processing techniques. *Individual results may vary How to Identify Skin Cancer Basal cell and squamous cell carcinomas are the most common forms of skin cancer. Typically, they develop as small red nodules or scaly patches of skin. The matches are often raised and may ooze or bleed easily.  Typically, basal cell carcinomas appear as lesions that are skin tones or sores on the body. These growths will spread slowly and will never go away without treatment.  Melanomas are far less common and more dangerous. These can be signs by changes to moles on the body. These can be identified with ABCDEs: Asymmetry Borders Color Diameter Evolving  About Mohs Micrographic Surgery Mohs surgery began as a technique referred to as chemosurgery. Developed by Frederic E. Mohs, MD. It wasn’t widely known until the 1960s. [...]

2022-08-15T15:08:20+00:00August 13th, 2021|Mohs Surgery|

What are the Benefits of Mohs Surgery?

Skin cancer affects one in five Americans under the age of 70 each year. It’s the most common form of cancer both in the United States and elsewhere in the world. As you can imagine, there are many treatment options available for skin cancer. Mohs micrographic surgery is the best option for patients diagnosed with many common forms of skin cancer and some types of melanoma. At the Laser Skin Care Center, our team of dermatology specialists offers Mohs surgery as it’s a highly effective treatment. *Individual results may vary About Mohs Surgery Mohs surgery is a medical procedure that uses both pathology (microscopic examination) and surgery to remove skin cancer. Mohs surgery gets carried out under local anesthesia, with the affected tissue frozen and then removed. The tissues are then immediately examined while patients wait for the results. Mohs micrographic surgery is carried out here at the Laser Skin Care Center because it’s considered the “gold standard” for treatment. It’s cost-effective, guarantees precise results, and most patients only require [...]

2022-08-15T15:08:23+00:00August 1st, 2020|Mohs Surgery|

What Exactly is Mohs Surgery?

A skin cancer diagnosis can be a cause of concern for anyone, but it is also a fairly common diagnosis today. As with many forms of cancer, there are a host of treatments available that can offer great results. Mohs micrographic surgery has stood the test of time as the most trusted option for removing some common types of skin cancer and some types of melanomas as well as a few more unusual types of cancers. Our specially-trained physicians use Mohs surgery to preserve as much healthy skin tissue as possible, reducing recovery time and reconstructive surgical needs while providing highly effective treatment. How Does Mohs Work? Mohs is done by removing single thin layers of tissue, examining the tissue under a microscope, and repeating this procedure until no more cancer cells can be found. Our team members who perform Mohs surgery are specially trained to execute three specific functions throughout the procedure:  Precise removal of cancerous tissue Pathological examination of the tissue in the lab & Surgical closure of the [...]

2022-08-15T15:08:24+00:00February 14th, 2020|Mohs Surgery|

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