Mohs Surgery: What Will the Scars Look Like?
By Kevin Berman, MD, PhD, Health Expert
Hi everyone. Because so many Mohs surgery procedures are performed each year, I want to talk a little bit about Mohs surgery so you... Read more » ...
Mohs surgery (for high-risk non-melanoma skin cancers) - excision of cancer and some extra tissue
Electrodesiccation and curettage - physically scraping away the skin cancer cells followed by electrosurgery
Cryosurgery or freezing
Laser therapy ...
Mohs Surgery: A specialized type of skin cancer surgery in which areas of tissue are sequentially excised and then microscopically examined to define the extent of invasion and ensure that the malignancy has been completely removed.
For smaller SCC in situ, surgical excision is the common treatment involving the removal of approximately one quarter of an inch past the edge of the cancer. Larger cancers can also be excused, but Mohs surgery, ...
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