{"id":4075,"date":"2020-05-09T19:24:15","date_gmt":"2020-05-09T19:24:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wolverinedermatology.rbqtssf4-liquidwebsites.com\/?page_id=4075"},"modified":"2023-09-21T15:58:10","modified_gmt":"2023-09-21T15:58:10","slug":"mohs-surgery","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wolverinedermatology.com\/index.php\/mohs-surgery\/","title":{"rendered":"Mohs Surgery"},"content":{"rendered":"<body>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-24cx3l-d54d993dadc2e22487db44c539597706\">\n.avia-section.av-24cx3l-d54d993dadc2e22487db44c539597706{\nbackground-color:#d3d0c3;\nbackground-image:unset;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-24cx3l-d54d993dadc2e22487db44c539597706 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-shadow  avia-builder-el-0  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap sidebar_right'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><main  role=\"main\" itemprop=\"mainContentOfPage\"  class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-4075'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  class='flex_column av-1q18a9-3694e53be40c03ab18e51bf7b04486b5 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-1  el_before_av_one_half  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div  '     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_heading-5af93c30165ebf5224a06321bf3cd4de\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-5af93c30165ebf5224a06321bf3cd4de{\npadding-bottom:10px;\nfont-size:36px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-5af93c30165ebf5224a06321bf3cd4de .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-5af93c30165ebf5224a06321bf3cd4de .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:36px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-av_heading-5af93c30165ebf5224a06321bf3cd4de .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n\n@media only screen and (min-width: 480px) and (max-width: 767px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-5af93c30165ebf5224a06321bf3cd4de .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n\n@media only screen and (max-width: 479px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-5af93c30165ebf5224a06321bf3cd4de .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-av_heading-5af93c30165ebf5224a06321bf3cd4de av-special-heading-h3 blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-2  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first  av-inherit-size av-linked-heading'><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Mohs Micrographic Surgery<\/h3><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-emr4ip-04e08fa5961f56fa2b83eed56e6ae6e2\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-emr4ip-04e08fa5961f56fa2b83eed56e6ae6e2 .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:16px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-emr4ip-04e08fa5961f56fa2b83eed56e6ae6e2 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">Mohs surgery is a method used to microscopically clear the margins of common types of skin cancer.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s2\">This technique is credited to Dr. Frederic E. Mohs, a general surgeon who began to pioneer its use in the late 1930s.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s2\">Though most commonly used to treat basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma, it can also be used to treat other less common forms of skin cancer.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">During Mohs surgery, the affected tissue is surgically removed under local anesthesia.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s2\">This tissue is processed in the office to allow for examination of the peripheral and deep margins under a microscope.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s2\">The specimens are also oriented in a way that guides the removal of any additional tissue should the margins still be involved with cancer cells.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s2\">Following this type of surgery, the cure rates for these common types of skin cancer approach 98-99%.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s2\">This technique also allows for the smallest possible wounds while still clearing all of the tumor cells.\u00a0<\/span><u><\/u><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-d4slyp-4ba6ef612120a71df87a98532e7ccf5c av_one_half  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_one_half  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_div  '     ><p><div  class='avia-video av-ka16gflb-f100fc22f0041af20b9b46fc4e969b40 avia-video-16-9 av-no-preview-image avia-video-load-always av-lazyload-immediate av-lazyload-video-embed'  itemprop=\"video\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"  data-original_url='https:\/\/youtu.be\/F6TxdvjPk5I'><script type='text\/html' class='av-video-tmpl'><div class='avia-iframe-wrap'><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mohs Surgery: The Most Effective Treatment for Skin Cancer\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/F6TxdvjPk5I?feature=oembed&autoplay=0&loop=0&controls=1&mute=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/script><div class='av-click-to-play-overlay'><div class=\"avia_playpause_icon\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-emr4ip-04e08fa5961f56fa2b83eed56e6ae6e2\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-emr4ip-04e08fa5961f56fa2b83eed56e6ae6e2 .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:16px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-emr4ip-04e08fa5961f56fa2b83eed56e6ae6e2 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skincancermohssurgery.org\"><u>American College of Mohs Surgery Website<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-emr4ip-81ccf6c8c164ba1b09794b89d2928fca\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-emr4ip-81ccf6c8c164ba1b09794b89d2928fca .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:16px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-emr4ip-81ccf6c8c164ba1b09794b89d2928fca '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">Additional links are provided below for more information about Mohs Micrographic Surgery.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wolverinedermatology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Mohs-process.pdf\"><u>Mohs Surgery process<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wolverinedermatology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Mohs-pre-op.pdf\"><u>Pre-operative and post-operative instructions<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wolverinedermatology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/wound-care-pdf.pdf\"><u>Wound Care instructions<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/main><!-- close content main element --><\/div><\/div><div id='after_section_1'  class='main_color av_default_container_wrap container_wrap sidebar_right'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-4075'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<\/p><\/body>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4075","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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