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Mohs Micrographic Surgery Overview
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Mohs Micrographic Surgery is the most advanced and effective treatment for skin cancer available
today. Dr. Sterling has completed a fellowship in Mohs Surgery and is a member of the American College of Mohs Surgery.
Initially developed by Dr.
Frederic E. Mohs, the Mohs procedure is a state-of-the-art
treatment that has been continuously refined over 70 years. With
the Mohs technique, physicians are able to see beyond the
visible disease, to precisely identify and remove the entire
tumor layer by layer while leaving the surrounding healthy
tissue intact and unharmed. As the most exact and precise method
of tumor removal, it minimizes the chance of re-growth and
lessens the potential for scarring or disfigurement.
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Because a fellowship trained Mohs surgeon is specially trained in surgery, pathology, and reconstruction,
Mohs surgery has the highest success rate of all treatments for skin cancer - up to 99 percent.
The Mohs technique is the treatment of choice for cancers of the face and other sensitive
areas as it relies on the accuracy of a microscopic surgical procedure to trace the edges of the cancer and ensure complete
removal of all tumors down to the roots during the initial surgery. |
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