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Size of Mohs Wound. Could The Doctor Have Left A Smaller Scar?

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Is there a minimum amount of tissue taken in Mohs surgery? My girlfriend just had it done on her cheek, and the doctor got the whole thing in the first cut. But while she knows everyone is surprised at how big their wound is, she can't help but wonder if he could have been more conservative in how much he took--i.e., did he "go big" in order to only take one sample (for whatever reason), when he could have started smaller and maybe had to take two or three but left her with a smaller scar?

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