Mohs micrographic surgery, commonly known as Mohs surgery, is performed to treat skin cancer. The procedure's name comes from Frederic E. Mohs, the doctor who invented the technique in the 1930s.

SEATTLE — Compared with standard surgical excision (SSE), Mohs surgery for melanoma in-situ (MIS) can be cost saving and more effective in reducing disease burden in patients, according to a new ...

Over a mean follow-up of about 5 years, multivariable analysis found that Mohs surgery was associated with a 41% reduction in the risk for death compared with wide local excision for patients with ...

(NEXSTAR) – A video of Joe Biden taken in Delaware over the holiday weekend appeared to show a scar on the former president’s forehead, prompting a spokesperson to reveal that Biden recently underwent ...

When patients develop skin cancers on the nose, Mohs surgeons have to remove the tumor while reconstructing the nose. This surgery heals relatively quickly unless the tumor has grown deeper into the ...

The skin, the body’s largest organ, plays a crucial role in protecting us from the environment. However, prolonged exposure to the sun’s harmful rays can lead to abnormal growths of skin cells, often ...

BALTIMORE—When patients have skin cancer, their doctors will often perform what's called Mohs micrographic surgery (MMS)—a technique of removing cancerous tissues from the skin one layer at a time.

An injection of bupivacaine following Mohs micrographic surgery procedures that have notable postsurgical pain significantly reduces pain scores and, importantly, use of postsurgical narcotics, a ...

Former president Joe Biden underwent a common surgery to remove skin cancer from his forehead, officials have revealed. A White House spokesperson told the Daily Mail on Thursday that Biden, 82, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with facial skin cancers appeared to have unrealistic expectations regarding scarring after Mohs ...

It’s a lucky day if Dr. Irén Kossintseva has finished her surgeries by 7:30 p.m. “Sometimes our surgeries go until 3 a.m.,” said Kossintseva, a skin cancer surgeon and clinical associate professor at ...