Mohs Micrographic Surgery
What is Micrographic Surgery?
Mohs Micrographic Surgery is a precise surgical technique for removing skin cancer. It is performed on a microscopic level, so the surgeon is able to remove a tumor completely while preserving as much normal tissue as possible while achieving the highest cure rate possible.
Mohs Micrographic Surgery is the recommended treatment for basal cell and squamous cell carcinoma because it offers many advantages:
- The most precise and complete removal of skin cancer
- Higher cure rate for skin cancer than any other method with a 97-99% likelihood for complete removal of cancer
- Maximum conservation of normal tissue
- Preservation of important structures
Mohs Micrographic Surgery is a complete, systematic, microscopic search for the “roots” of the skin cancer, allowing the highest cure rate without an excessive loss of normal tissue.
Mohs Micrographic Surgery is the treatment of choice in treating:
- Tumors on the face, nose and eyelid
- Tumors in cosmetically important areas
- Tumors with indistinct borders
- Tumors that have recurred after other treatments
- Tumors with a high likelihood of recurrence
- Tumors larger than one inch in diameter
Mohs Micrographic Surgery is an outpatient procedure that involves several steps: