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Should I have normal removal of basil cell on my chest or have mohs surgery?

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I have 1 basil cell spot on my chest, I want to know if I should just have my dermatologist remove it, or if should go to a mohs surgeon. I'm a 67 yr old male. I've had another spot on my face removed by a dermatologist years back, and when it came back I had to have it removed by Mohs, and was very satisfied with the results. My new dermatologist said that mohs is normally done on the face not on the body.

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Dr. Larisa Ravitskiy, MD
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Dr. R. Stewart Collins, MD
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Dr. F. Victor Rueckl, MD (in memoriam)
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