What You Need To Know About Mohs Surgery?

How Mohs Surgery from your dermatologists in Melbourne, FL, can help your skin

You may have heard about Mohs surgery to treat skin cancer. The truth is, Mohs surgery is the newest, most revolutionary way to treat skin cancer because it is conservative, effective, and leaves little to no scarring.

Your dermatologists, Dr. Ruben Antenor Moreno and Dr. Frank G. Lee, at Florida Dermatology offer Mohs surgery to help your skin. They have several convenient office locations in Cocoa, Titusville, Palm Bay, Cocoa Beach and Melbourne, FL.

Mohs surgery works by treating the skin, one layer at a time. A thin layer of tissue is removed and examined under a microscope to determine the presence of abnormal or cancerous cells. If abnormalities are present, the next layer is removed and examined. Tissue is removed layer-by-layer so that only cancerous tissue is removed, not healthy tissue.

The Mohs system boasts a cure rate of 99% for initial cases of skin cancer, and 94% for recurrent cases. It works especially well for squamous cell and basal cell carcinomas. There are many reasons why Mohs surgery is an excellent way to treat skin cancers. Mohs Surgery is:

• Convenient, because Mohs surgery is performed on an outpatient basis, with no hospital stay
• Comfortable, because Mohs surgery typically requires only local anesthetic and is far less invasive than conventional surgery
• Cosmetically pleasing, because during Mohs surgery, minimal tissue is removed, so you will have little to no scarring

You can do a lot to prevent skin cancer by limiting your sun exposure and applying daily sunscreen of SPF 15 or higher if you plan to spend a lot of time out in the sun. You should also check your moles regularly and pay attention to moles that have changed size, color, or shape.

A diagnosis of skin cancer can be scary, but Mohs micrographic surgery can help. You deserve the best skin care treatment available, so call the experts, Dr. Ruben Antenor Moreno and Dr. Frank G. Lee at Florida Dermatology, with offices in Cocoa, Titusville, Palm Bay, Cocoa Beach and Melbourne, FL. Call today!