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Dermatologic Surgery
Mohs surgery is a highly specialized treatment for the total removal
of skin cancer. This method differs from all other methods of treating
skin cancer by the use of complete microscopic examination of all
the tissues removed surgically as well as detailed mapping techniques
to allow the surgeon to remove the entire lesion.
The procedure is performed without hospitalization under a local
anesthetic. The visible lesion and a very thin layer of skin are
removed with a scalpel, carefully mapped, and examined microscopically.
If there is still cancer seen under the microscope, another very
thin layer of skin is removed from that exact location. This is
repeated as often as necessary to completely remove the cancer.
Mohs surgery removes as little normal tissue as possible, minimizing
scarring.
In untreated cancers, the percentage of cure for Mohs surgery is
99 percent. In previously treated cancers, where other forms of
treatment offer only 80 percent chance of success,
Mohs surgery is 95 percent effective.
Please call (410) 955-1588 to book appointments.
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