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Here’s how to prepare for your Mohs procedure:
Your surgeon will apply a medication to numb the target area to make your surgery as comfortable as possible. You may feel pressure but no pain. Then, while they analyze your tissue, you can relax. Depending on the amount of skin that you need removed, you may need more than one numbing injection.
Mohs surgery treats skin cancer lesions, removing thin layers of skin one layer at a time. Our highly trained specialists then examine each layer to determine if any cancer remains.
This is the gold standard treatment for high-risk skin cancers. In particular, it is effective against skin cancers on the head and neck area.
It works better than other treatment methods by evaluating the surrounding tissue more thoroughly. As a result, it is the most effective technique for treating the two most common types of skin cancer: basal cell carcinomas (BCCs) and squamous cell carcinomas (SCCs).
It is important to know what the early signs of skin cancer look like. The symptoms of basal cell and squamous cell skin cancer look very similar.
These symptoms can show in the form of:
We advise that you get skin checks from one of our highly trained specialists to keep your skin in good health. You don’t need to wait until skin cancer is visible to get checked. If you have a family history of skin cancer, you are at a higher risk of getting the disease. Because of this, you should have your provider analyze your skin for cancer.
