Will having surgery scheduled for 2 months after consult jeopardize the size of the basal cell on the tip of my nose? (Photo)

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Female. 70 years old. first time basal cell. approx 1 centimeter. tip of nose. some redness around site from biopsy. Doctor scheduled surgery for 2 months after yesterday consult-August 8, 2022. Have had since a year or so. Will this jeopordize the size with waiting?

Joel L. Cohen, MD · Answer

Studies show that Mohs surgery has the highest cure rate AND is associated with the most tissue sparing approach. Mohs takes a very small margin around the edge of the tumor, and looks at the most complete margin. So Mohs is the way to go for sure, and it is quite common to have to wait several weeks to see a desirable surgeon. So waiting 6-8 weeks is pretty common, just make sure you are seeing a Mohs College trained surgeon &mdash; as these are the folks that did an actual full fellowship in Mohs surgery.

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