MOHS Surgery: FAQs

If you’ve been diagnosed with skin cancer, it can be an unsettling experience. Fortunately, there are diagnostic and treatment tools available that can help. One of the most effective is MOHS surgery. Dr. David Kessler and Dr. Todd Coven at Massapequa Dermatology in Massapequa, NY, provide comprehensive skincare services, including MOHS surgery for diagnosis and treatment of skin cancer.

What You Need to Know about MOHS Surgery

You need to find out all you can about the benefits of MOHS surgery. These are just a few frequently asked questions and answers about MOHS surgery and what it can do for you:

What is MOHS surgery and how does it work?

MOHS micrographic surgery is a unique type of surgery using a special microscope. Abnormal tissue is removed one thin layer at a time and examined under the microscope. Tissue is removed layer by layer until normal tissue is found.

How effective is MOHS surgery?

MOHS micrographic surgery has an impressive cure rate of 99% for initial cases of skin cancer, and 94% for recurrent cases. MOHS works well for cases of squamous cell and basal cell carcinomas, and cases of skin cancer in sensitive areas of the face, head, neck, and other areas.

What are the benefits of MOHS surgery?

When you choose MOHS surgery, you will enjoy some important benefits, including:

• Convenience, because MOHS surgery is performed on an outpatient basis, requiring no hospital stay
• Comfort, because MOHS surgery often requires only local anesthetic and is far less invasive than conventional surgery
• Aesthetically attractive results, because during the surgery, only a minimal amount of tissue is removed, so you will have little to no scarring after treatment

To read more detailed information about MOHS micrographic surgery, please click here. 

Call Your Dermatologist Today

To discover more about the benefits of MOHS surgery, call Dr. David Kessler and Dr. Todd Coven at Massapequa Dermatology in Massapequa, NY. You can reach them in the office by calling (516) 799-1600, so call now.