Does a board certified Mohs dermatologist have the same skills as a plastic surgeon?

August 17, 2015
Asked By:sandiego77 in Mississauga, ON

I am scheduled with a Mohs dermatologist in Canada for my reoccurrent BCC on scalp. The lesion was excised in 12-2012-by plastic surgeon-2015-lesion came back same spot. If the closure of the wound is complex-does the dermatologist have as much expertise as the plastic surgeon?

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