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Mohs surgery
Mohs surgery is a skin cancer surgery technique that allows 100% evaluation of the tumor margins (edges & depth). It involves 3 steps: 1. Tumor removal 2. Pathological evaluation 3. Reconstructive surgery. The three steps are often done by one physician who can do all three steps in the office on the same day (most of the time). It is done almost exclusively by dermatologists.
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What is Mohs surgery?
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How long does it take to recover from Mohs surgery?
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A 28-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: mohs surgery?
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What risks and complications are associated with Mohs surgery?
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A 60-year old male asked:
Moh's Surgery: Could someone who had this done have the cancer return or it usually disappears?
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What kind of doctor performs Mohs surgery?
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How effective is Mohs surgery for treating melanoma?
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A 35-year old asked:
Need tips on recovery after mohs surgery and nose reconstruction?
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What is a ballpark figure for mohs surgery on eyelid?
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A 49-year old asked:
Which is more effective: basal cell carcinoma excision or mohs surgery?
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A 59-year old female asked:
Had MOHs surgery Dec 1 I see a scab forming and is sore is it coming back?
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A 62-year old male asked:
Does a dermatologist need to be a member of the American College of MOH's Surgery to do this type of work on the face? What is the best certification?
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How much is the cost of mohs surgery? Patient has squamos cell carcinoma and is uninsured. What kind of costs can I expect? I can't really get a straight answer out of anyone.
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A 62-year old male asked about a male:
99 year old has stage 0 melanoma on head. Suffering from extreme anxiety over upcoming mohs surgery. Consequences of not doing surgery?
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A 58-year old female asked:
As I wait for appointment for the MOHs surgery my ear is scanning up and very itchy and burnt at times is there anything I can put on it??
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A 40-year old male asked:
Can Mohs surgery in sternum area, cause what feels like intermittent bone pain in sternum 5 years later? The growth was the size of a 50 cent coin.
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A 30-year old asked:
Mohs surgery is the best way to treat skin cancers. What qualifies a doctor to be a mohs surgeon?
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A 59-year old female asked:
So I am going for MOHs surgery tomorrow on my ear the top of my ear it's pretty big ... Am I going to be in a lot of pain afterwards ?? How am I going
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A 40-year old female asked:
Had Mohs surgery on my face, Dr says to use Vaseline only, Im 3 weeks out from the surgery and Im concerned about the thick red scar and if theres anything else I could use to promote healing. Thank you! ?
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A 34-year old asked:
I have a bcc on my nose/eye. My dr suggests mohs surgery. What is it likely to cost without insurance?
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A 56-year old female asked:
Do I have absorbable vicyrl suture hypersensitivity 6 weeks after MOHS surgery or is it because the MOHS SURGERY Stitches were in Nasolabial area where I had bellafille 6 years ago? The area is red and swollen lumps under and around stitches?
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A 48-year old female asked:
How likely is stage 2 squamous cell skin carcinoma on the side of the nose spread ? And how effective mohs surgery as a treatment?
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A 61-year old male asked:
Had a skin cancer biopsy. Told it was basal, had Mohs surgery, but doctor found no cancer! Lab was wrong, or failed to note it was all removed, no?
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A 59-year old female asked:
I had moh's surgery to remove a basil cell carcinoma next to my nose in mid dec. Is it normal that it is itchy and still sore at times after 3 months?
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A 83-year old male asked:
Had a shaved biopsy, removed a small cutaneous horn, on cheek came back squamous cell carcinoma, it is completely all heal up, you can not even tell where it was they want to do mohs surgery, is that necessary, I read the removal of the item was all ?
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A 52-year old female asked:
What's the best way to diminish scars after mohs flap surgery?
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A 36-year old asked:
Mohs micrographic surgery is the gold standard for treating skin cancers. What qualifies a doctor to
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A 81-year old male asked:
What could slight sore pain be in left side apon touch just had complete blood work up and pcd said all is normal except my dermatoggis t says afet biopsy of ear skin i have to get a mohs cancer surgery thank u?
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A 65-year old female asked:
I am diagnosed with Squamous cell carcinoma. I know it is caused by sun exposure but its located on the underside of my breast which has never seen sun. I am scheduled for Mohs surgery at a dermatologist.is that the correct approach?
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A 39-year old asked:
Generall y hoe much does it cost to get an oral and maxillofacial surgery done ?
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