Walnut Creek Mohs Surgery doctors
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M. Christine Lee, MD
Walnut Creek Dermatologic Surgeon
1479 Ygnacio Valley Rd. Suite 209 , Walnut Creek |
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Jerome Potozkin, MD
Walnut Creek Dermatologic Surgeon
600 San Ramon Valley Blvd Suite 102, Danville |
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Alexander Lewis, MD
Walnut Creek Dermatologist
1820 San Miguel Dr., Walnut Creek |
Recent Answers
Hello, I have an appointment for Mohs Surgery on a bcc which is on my left lower eyelid and very close to my lashes and the inside corner of my eye. I know its done under local anaesthetic, but I would like to know how the eye is kept open and if I will be able to see what they are doing? Am very anxious. ty
Mohs Surgery is commonly performed on the eyelid. If you are anxious let the surgeon know and ask for some medicine such as Ativan or Valium which can take the edge off for you. Sometimes an eyeshield is placed to cover and protect the eye when a tumor is very close to the eye. The great advantage of Mohs Surgery is the high cure rate and tissue sparing nature of the procedure.
I have a BCC in the left side of the base of my nose.I m 33yo, my mother just removed the same BCC on the same place, with Mohs surgery. Results are great and healing process fast. After my research, I am facing a dilemma. Should I do Mohs or a laser removal (2mm around the BCC)? Is it possible with Mohs to transfer cancerous cells through the blood stream to other parts of the body or in the blood circulation?
Mohs surgery would provide the highest cure rate because of the concise manner in which the tissue is removed, stained and viewed under a microscope in order to see exactly where the skin cancer cells are located. This technique allows the surgeon to map out exactly the skin cancer and remove it completely while also being a tissue-sparing technique. The advantage of Mohs is you would have confidence that the skin cancer was removed while also leaving behind the smallest scar possible. Other methods do not have the high cure rate of Mohs so you would be taking a risk that if the laser didn't work that the BCC could recur and be even bigger or more invasive by the time you realize that it recurred. Mohs would be the safer bet.
Also, it's important that you find a qualified Mohs surgeon who has been fellowship trained. The American College of Mohs Surgery is the only organization that requires its members to have successfully completed an extensive one- to two-year ACMS-approved fellowship training program after they have completed their years of residency training.
I will be having Mohs surgery next week, for two basal cell areas on the right side of my nose. I have fair skin that tends to be reddish on my face (Irish complexion, rosacea) and am concerned that a skin graft from somewhere else won't match. The surgeon said that skin from the inner ear can match the skin on the nose. What have you found to be the case?
Many different criteria are taken into consideration by the Mohs surgeon in determining the best donor site for a skin graft. These include: color, texture, pore size, thickness, and presence of lesions or hair. The skin in the inner ear (known as the conchal bowl) is a very good match to the skin of the nostril. They have similar color, texture, and pore size which make for an excellent match.