Why choose Mohs surgery over other types of skin cancer treatment?
– Mohs treatment offers a high cure rate, up to 99 percent for certain types of skin cancer. – Mohs surgery is a very exact and precise means of skin cancer removal. – Mohs micrographic surgery minimizes the potential for scarring or disfigurement. – Mohs surgery has shown to be more cost-effective than most other skin cancer treatments. Mohs surgery is especially indicated when: – The cancer is large – The edges of the cancer cannot be clearly defined – Prior treatment has failed – The cancer is located in a cosmetically sensitive or functionally critical area of the body (such as eyelids, nose, ears, or lips).
