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Mohs Micrographic Surgery is the most advanced and effective treatment for skin cancer available today. It allows specially-trained dermatologists, like our Founder and Medical Director, Dr. Michelle Pennie, to remove skin cancer with pinpoint precision and accuracy.

The Mohs technique is revered as the most effective and precise treatment for most types of skin cancer. In a Mohs procedure, doctors precisely identify and remove the entire tumor, layer by layer, to avoid disturbing healthy surrounding tissue as much as possible.

Lump, bump, or skin cancer? You need treatment and find yourself on our surgery schedule… now what? Here are some things you can do to prepare on the day of your procedure and what to expect during your time of recovery.

The Mohs procedure is a state-of-the-art treatment that has been continuously refined over 70 years. With the Mohs technique, physicians are able to see beyond the visible disease, to precisely identify and remove the entire tumor layer by layer.

Skin cancer affects one in five Americans. Learn about causes, treatments and side effects.

A skin biopsy is a procedure in which a dermatologist cuts and removes a small sample of skin to have it tested. This sample may help your dermatologist diagnose diseases such as skin cancer, rashes, infection, or other skin disorders. Done under local anesthesia in the office, the procedure is quick and relatively painless.

Many of our patients come in for skin checks and have one or more skin biopsies (samples) performed to determine if a suspicious lesion is benign or malignant. - how worried should you be?