Mohs surgery was developed by Fred Mohs at the University of Wisconsin in the 1940’s for the treatment of skin cancer. In short, Mohs surgery allows the physician to remove the skin cancer while sparing as much normal surrounding skin as possible. This reduces the size of the surgically induced wound and minimizes scarring while increasing cure rates.
During your surgery, your physician will anesthetize the skin, remove the visible skin cancer, freeze and stain the excised skin tissue and examine it under the microscope. If the cancer has been removed your wound will be repaired. If, under the microscope, the cancer is still present, your physician will remove additional tissue and repeat the process. This is done until the cancer has been completely removed.
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