Mohs Surgery: Blast from the Past for Skin Cancer Treatment

7. Why Consider Mohs Surgery Over Other Treatments?

There are several treatments for skin cancer including excision, cryosurgery which freezes the cancer cells, curettage and electrodesiccation or scrapping and burning, photodynamic therapy and even topicals are available. These treatments are very good for small, low-risk spots around the back, arms, and legs. All of these treatments are done in several visits. These treatments can cost the patient more time and money.

Mohs Surgery is used with overwhelming success for the more extensive nonmelanoma cancer spots located in a more noticeable part of the body. The procedure is done in stages all on the same day. The amount of time it takes depends on the number of times the surgeon has to remove tissue. The operation is time-consuming, but it gives the surgeon a full view while examining the cancerous spot from top to root and eradicating it.