MOHS micrographic surgery named after Dr. Frederic E. Mohs is a highly advanced and precise technique for removing skin cancers while leaving the surrounding healthy tissue intact and unharmed.

The procedure involves surgically removing a skin cancer layer by layer and examining the tissue under a microscope for evidence of tumor roots and repeating the process until a cancer free margin is reached. Your fellowship trained dermatologist will serve as a cancer surgeon, identifying and removing your cancer, a pathologist, determining if your margins are cleared and the cancer is cured, as well as a plastic reconstructive surgeon, to ensure the best cosmetic result.

 Mohs micrographic surgery offers the highest potential cure rate, up to 99%. Mohs surgery is used primarily for basal cell and squamous cell carcinomas, but can also be used for less common tumors affecting the skin and even for melanomas in certain circumstances. Indications include: