Naples Mohs Surgery doctors
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Stephen Prendiville, MD
Fort Myers Facial Plastic Surgeon
9407 Cypress Lake Drive Suite A, Fort Myers |
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Daniel I. Wasserman, MD
Naples Dermatologic Surgeon
261 9th St S, Naples |
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Moises Salama, MD
Miami Plastic Surgeon
21097 NE 27th Ct Suite 335, Aventura |
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Kimberly Davidson, M.D.
Naples Dermatologist
7331 Gladiolus Drive, Fort Myers |
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Andrew Jaffe, M.D.
Naples Dermatologist
1015 Crosspointe Drive, Naples |
Recent Answers
I had Mohs surgery by a dermatologist with the repair being done by a Plastic Surgeon 7 months ago. The dermatologist is suggesting the efudex treatment to address pre-cancer issues on my face. However, the Plastic Surgeon has stated that a revision will need to be done on the flap due to trap door deformity. My question is which procedure should be done first - the revision or the efudex?
Efudex, 5-fluorouracil, in some instance has been shown to help scarring. This is not commonly used, but is picking up steam in the laser research communities. On the other hand, cleaning up the background precancerous damage would be a good idea so that the plastic surgeon has a cleaner surgical field.
At the end of the day, it probably does not matter that much, but I would recommend that perhaps a treatment before would be a good idea, and if you have still some precancerous lesions afterward, you could have a low threshold for considering a second round of efudex.
Ultimately, I would confer with your dermatologist.
My daughter has been diagnosed with DFSP. We've been advised that MOHS surgery may not be appropriate for someone so young, and wide excision may be the best route to follow. The affected area is on her upper torso, and about 2cm in diameter. We're really not sure what to do for the best. Any advice greatly received.
I agree with everyone on this post that Mohs surgery is the best for DFSP, but not in a 4 yo only because of the stress and discomfort of being awake for the procedure. DFSPs are rarely cleared in one stage using Mohs and thus the length of the probable procedure may be too difficult for the child. If you are looking for institutions that may be able to accomodate, then please send me an inquiry and I can help recommend some places that may be amenable to working with you to do Mohs in an anesthesia unit.
I have a basal cell cancer on bridge of nose. I have an appointment in September for Mohs surgery. I haven't met with the doctor yet, but I do not know what my options are besides surgery. Can they freeze it off? I already have a hole where the cancer is from a blister and the biopsy left a bigger hole. I also scar easily, as I have a scar on my neck from carotid artery surgery. I'm only 51 years old and single and I do not need another scar. Help, I need advice. Is there a non-surgical way to remove it?
Although nonsurgical options such as Aldara and Radiation therapy exist, Mohs surgery remains the gold standard for treatment of any well defined skin cancer (BCCA or SCCA) on anatomically sensitive areas such as the nose, eyelids, lips, ears. From the stand point of cosmesis and recurrence, Mohs is the better way to go.