Mohs Surgery for Skin Cancer

I think one of the most telling ways to tell if a therapy is "the best" is to survey what "doctors do" when they need a treatment.  I will tell you that whenever physicians have a basal cell or squamous cell carcinoma on their nose, Mohs seems to be their first choice of treatment.  This hopefully adds some insight.  But more importantly are the long-standing, successful cure rates of Mohs Surgery.  As stated in prior responses, Mohs Surgery provides a 99% cure for basal cell cancers, and a 97% cure for squamous cell skin cancers. However, there are many alternatives to treating skin cancers on the nose that should also be considered; those treatments range from traditional excision, to topical chemotherapy creams, radiation, scraping and burning, lasers, photodynamic therapy, and newer immunologic oral drugs. Having a dermatologic professional at your side should help you tease apart what the pros and cons are to each option for treatment.  

Mohs Surgery is the best treatment for this skin cancer hands down.  As an board certified Dermatologist and American College of Mohs Surery fellowship trained, Mohs Skin Cancer Surgeon, I think that a fellowship trained Mohs Skin Cancer Surgeon is the most experienced and trained physician to perform Mohs Skin Cancer Sugery.

A Mohs Surgery fellowship is an additional 1-2 year training progarm after a Dermatologist completes his or her general Dermatology training and qualifies him or her as an expert in skin cancer recognition and treatment , including the Mohs skin cancer technique above and beyond that of any other medical professionals.