What Are the Alternatives to Mohs Surgery for Skin Cancer?
Keri Swan
Patients diagnosed with skin cancer often ask whether there are alternatives to Mohs surgery. Radiation therapy, topical medications
Patients diagnosed with skin cancer often ask whether there are alternatives to Mohs surgery. Radiation therapy, topical medications and other procedures can all have a role in treating certain skin cancers, but they are not
Patients are increasingly asking about Mohs vs image-guided radiation for the treatment of basal cell and squamous cell carcinoma. Both approaches can be used to treat skin cancer, but they differ in how the cancer
If you’re facing skin cancer treatment, you likely have questions about what lies ahead. In this patient-focused video guide, Dr. Winchester shares his extensive expertise as a micrographic surgeon at Ada West Dermatology to help
Pam came in with a spot on her nose. She didn’t think it was a serious problem at first. “You know occasionally you have a pimple or something. This was something like that, and I
This is an example of how Mohs surgery works. Mohs surgery is a precise surgical technique used to treat skin cancer— normally utilized for certain cases on the face/hand or with specific types of cancer.
Our patient, Jan, started seeing a dermatologist almost 40 years ago– for skin cancer. Because her genetic predisposition, fair skin, and childhood sunburns by the lake compounded her likelihood of skin cancer, she has had
Our fair-skinned patient, Kathy, had basal cell carcinoma on her face 30 years ago in another state, and although her doctor then used Mohs surgery techniques to remove the cancer, she still saw the scar
Abigail, 27, noticed a spot on her nose that seemed to come from out of nowhere. She ignored it for a while, until she decided to have a dermatologist check. “The first dermatologist I
Sometimes skin cancer can appear so tiny, but actually be growing much bigger underneath the surface. For example, the skin cancer Susan Drew had removed appeared as the tiniest little bump on the end of
Patients diagnosed with skin cancer often ask whether there are alternatives to Mohs surgery. Radiation therapy, topical medications
By Board Certified Dermatologist Whitney Vinson, MD If you grew up pouring hydrogen peroxide on every cut or
Patients are increasingly asking about Mohs vs image-guided radiation for the treatment of basal cell and squamous cell
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If you’re facing skin cancer treatment, you likely have questions about what lies ahead. In this patient-focused video
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