Sarasota Mohs Surgery doctors

	Elizabeth F. Callahan, MD Sarasota Dermatologist 5911 N. Honore Avenue Suite 210, Sarasota		1 answer
	J. Morgan O'Donoghue, MD Sarasota Dermatologist 1952 Field Road, Sarasota
	David Sax, MD Sarasota Dermatologist 8451 Shade Ave Suite 205, Sarasota
	Leonard Slazinski, MD Sarasota Dermatologist 2426 South Tamiami Trail #204 , Sarasota
	Stephen Switlyk, MD Sarasota Dermatologist 1921 Waldemere Street Suite 509, Sarasota

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I Am 49 Years Old. Diagnosed with BCC on Bridge of Nose, What's Best for Least Scarring? Skin cancer specialist advised marginally removing BCC, send me home with a hole in my nose, back next day, if biopsy ok, wound closed like an icecream cone, extending down the side of the nose and zig zag up between the eyes. This allows the skin edges to be drawn together. The plastic surgeon said that he would remove skin from my check and graft it to my nose. I see a dermatologist re MOHS surgery next week. For the least scaring, what's best?

A: Mohs surgery

Mohs surgery is the best choice for skin cancer on the nose - it has the highest cure rate for the treatment of skin cancer -- up to a 95 -99 % cure rate.

In addition Mohs conserves as much normal tissue as possible as the Mohs technique examines 100% of the tissue margins -- all the lateral (wide) margins and the deep margin (the base) are examined.

I recommend a fellowship trained Mohs surgeon with (American College of Mohs Surgery). Also the Mohs surgeon not only performs your surgery, but also examines your tissue under the microscope. The type of repair and the size of the scar will depend on how much tissue was taken. I wish you the best of luck.

Elizabeth F. Callahan, MD

Sarasota Dermatologist