Mohs surgery
Mohs surgery, developed in 1938 by a general surgeon, Frederic E. Mohs, is microscopically controlled surgery used to treat common types of skin cancer. During the surgery, after each removal of tissue and while the patient waits, the tissue is examined for cancer cells. That examination informs the decision for additional tissue removal. Mohs surgery is one of the many methods of obtaining complete margin control during removal of a skin cancer (CCPDMA – complete circumferential peripheral and deep margin assessment using frozen sectionhistology. CCPDMA or Mohs surgery allows for the removal of a skin cancer with very narrow surgical margin and a high cure rate.
Moss surgery also allows for a nicer cosmetic repair as minimal tissue taken as opposed to a traditional biopsy. I had a BCC removed from my nose and my little flap is barely visible☺
One of the best methods in surgery of skin lesions of joints and cosmetic important sites is this method.
