About Mohs Micrographic Surgery for Non-Melanoma Skin Cancers
Mohs Micrographic Surgery is the most effective and advanced treatment for non-melanoma skin cancer today. It offers the highest cure rates for non-melanoma skin cancers with typical cure rates of 97 percent – even if the skin cancer has been previously treated by another method. Originally developed in the 1930s, Mohs Micrographic Surgery has been refined into the most advanced, precise, and effective treatment for a variety of skin cancers but, primarily, basal cell and squamous cell carcinomas. With the Mohs technique, Dr. Karimipour can precisely identify and remove an entire tumor while leaving the surrounding healthy tissue intact and unharmed. To accomplish this, Dr. Karimipour removes a thin layer of tissue around the tumor and then carefully examines 100% of the margin for malignant cells under a microscope. If malignant cells persist, the process is systematically repeated in the areas where malignant cells are present until all areas of tissue are tumor-free ("clear margins"). Dr. Karimipour is specially trained as a cancer surgeon, pathologist, and reconstructive surgeon.
Advantages of Mohs Surgery
Mohs surgery is unique and so effective because of the way the removed tissue is microscopically examined, evaluating 100% of the surgical margins. The pathologic interpretation of the tissue margins is done on site by Dr. Karimipour who is trained in the reading of these slides and is best able to correlate any microscopic findings with the surgical site on the patient. Advantages of Mohs surgery include:
* Ensuring complete cancer removal during surgery
* Minimizing the amount of healthy tissue lost
* Maximizing the functional and cosmetic outcome resulting from surgery
* Repairing the site of the cancer the same day the cancer is removed (in most cases)
* Curing skin cancer when other methods have failed
* Mohs Surgery is done under local anesthesia, allowing patients who are poor candidates for conventional surgery to be successfully treated
Mohs Micrographic Surgery is the most effective and advanced treatment for non-melanoma skin cancer today. It offers the highest cure rates for non-melanoma skin cancers with typical cure rates of 97 percent – even if the skin cancer has been previously treated by another method. Originally developed in the 1930s, Mohs Micrographic Surgery has been refined into the most advanced, precise, and effective treatment for a variety of skin cancers but, primarily, basal cell and squamous cell carcinomas. With the Mohs technique, Dr. Karimipour can precisely identify and remove an entire tumor while leaving the surrounding healthy tissue intact and unharmed. To accomplish this, Dr. Karimipour removes a thin layer of tissue around the tumor and then carefully examines 100% of the margin for malignant cells under a microscope. If malignant cells persist, the process is systematically repeated in the areas where malignant cells are present until all areas of tissue are tumor-free ("clear margins"). Dr. Karimipour is specially trained as a cancer surgeon, pathologist, and reconstructive surgeon.
Advantages of Mohs Surgery
Mohs surgery is unique and so effective because of the way the removed tissue is microscopically examined, evaluating 100% of the surgical margins. The pathologic interpretation of the tissue margins is done on site by Dr. Karimipour who is trained in the reading of these slides and is best able to correlate any microscopic findings with the surgical site on the patient. Advantages of Mohs surgery include:
* Ensuring complete cancer removal during surgery
* Minimizing the amount of healthy tissue lost
* Maximizing the functional and cosmetic outcome resulting from surgery
* Repairing the site of the cancer the same day the cancer is removed (in most cases)
* Curing skin cancer when other methods have failed
* Mohs Surgery is done under local anesthesia, allowing patients who are poor candidates for conventional surgery to be successfully treated
