Is Mohs surgery recommended for melanoma?
While a skin cancer diagnosis can be scary, you are not alone. Dr. M. Christine Lee of The Skin and Laser Treatment Institute is a dermatologist “near me” in the Walnut Creek, California area who has helped hundreds of patients with a definitive diagnosis eradicate their skin cancer. To do this, she often suggests advanced techniques such as Mohs surgery for melanoma. How does Mohs micrographic surgery remove skin cancer? Mohs micrographic surgery is a very specialized type of skin cancer treatment. It removes cancerous tissue from the body, including squamous cell carcinoma, basal cell carcinoma, and, more prevalently, melanoma. … Continue reading