Mohs Surgery: Blast from the Past for Skin Cancer Treatment

3. What are the Advantages of Mohs Surgery?

There are several advantages to having the Mohs Surgery. These advantages are not only time-savers but can also be life-changers. The benefits include:

• Cost Effective, with only one visit for the entire process.
• Out Patient Surgery allows the patient to go home the same day for recovery.
• Local Anesthesia makes surgical recovery time much shorter.
• Precise Procedure allows doctors to examine the tumor 100 percent and save healthy tissue
• The operation leaves little to no scaring of the affected area.

Mohs Surgery has a high cure rate at 94 to 99 percent and is excellent for high-risk non-melanoma skin cancer, especially in sensitive spots such as the eyes, nose, lips, scalp, fingers, toes and genital areas.