How Mohs Surgery Minimizes the Risk of Skin Cancer Recurrence

If you have skin cancer, you may be worried about treatment. Will it be effective? Will skin cancer come back? A revolutionary skin cancer treatment known as Mohs surgery is highly effective and can minimize the risk of skin cancer recurrence. Drs. Linda Park Nims, Rebecca Rudd Barry, and Kelley Pagliai Redbord at Dermatology & Dermatologic Surgery Group of Northern Virginia, in Vienna, VA, provide comprehensive dermatology services, including skin cancer treatment using Mohs surgery.

What You Need To Know About Mohs Surgery

Mohs surgery is unique and uses a special microscope during treatment. Thin layers of tissue are removed, one layer at a time, and each layer is examined under the microscope. If abnormal cells are identified, another thin layer of tissue is removed and examined. The process continues until no abnormal skin cells are found.

This layer-by-layer approach helps remove all abnormal cells, which minimizes the risk of recurring skin cancer. Mohs surgery is an effective method to treat squamous cell carcinoma, basal cell carcinoma, melanoma, and other skin cancers.

Mohs surgery offers many benefits when compared to traditional skin cancer treatment.

Mohs surgery is:

• More effective, boasting a cure rate of 99% for initial cases and 94% for recurrent skin cancer cases, according to the Skin Cancer Foundation
• More comfortable and safe because Mohs surgery can be completed with just local anesthetic
• More aesthetically pleasing because Mohs surgery only removes cancerous cells, leaving behind all normal skin
• More convenient because Mohs surgery can be performed on an outpatient basis, needing no hospital stay

Remember to always apply sunscreen to protect your skin and prevent skin cancer. If you are at high risk of developing skin cancer, you need to use sunscreen with an SPF of at least 30 or 50.

Want To Know More About Mohs Surgery for Skin Cancer Treatment?

To learn more about how Mohs surgery minimizes the risk of skin cancer recurrence, call Drs. Linda Park Nims, Rebecca Rudd Barry, and Kelley Pagliai Redbord at Dermatology & Dermatologic Surgery Group of Northern Virginia, in Vienna, VA. You can reach them in the office by calling (703) 938-5700, so call today.