What is Mohs Micrographic Surgery?
Mohs surgery is a highly specialized treatment developed by Dr. Frederic Mohs and is a method for treating skin cancer that removes the diseased area with continuous microscopic control. Not all tumors grow as perfect spheres. What is visible on the surface of the skin may be only the tip of the tumor that exists underneath the skin. There are several different modes of tumor growth that are best treated using the Mohs technique. The keys to the Mohs technique include: • Serial excision of a tumor using strict anatomical orientation. • Examination of tissue using a microscope. • Mapping the exact location of the residual tumor for the total removal of skin cancer.
