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Is There a Difference Between Mohs Surgery Performed by a Dermatologist and Cancer Removal of Basil Cell by a Plastic Surgeon?

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Many thanks to dermatologist Sandy Martin MD for answering my original questions (Can a cancerous growth go away on its own). A bioopsy confirmed that I have Basis Cell Cancer. Is there a difference between Mohs surgery performed by a dermatologits and cancer removal of Basil Cell by a plastic surgeon? Both say they take a thin margin of skin and send itto the lab, then they take more skin if cancer still present but stop if there is a clear margin. Is one more effective statistically?

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