Joined: 13 Sep 2008 Posts: 6 Location: Washington DC metro, USA
Mohs surgery for squamous cell cancer Posted: 10-05-08 20:09pm
I had mohs surgery
for squamous cell cancer on my hand along
my thumb. It was very interesting! It gave
me peace of mind to have them take a
section at a time and examine it under a
microscope and to keep cutting until the
skin was clear. There was no pain after
being number up. The incision was much
smaller then one I had for another
squamous area on my arm. That scar is
really long and I did not know if they had
gotten all of the cancer until the lab
examined everything. That surgery was not
mohs. Hopefully this will help someone.
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MandMs
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Posted: 10-08-08 02:43am
It's calming when you know that the cancer
is removed precisely, and, also, because
the healthy tissue is spared as much as
possible.
This technique has very high cure rate
cited between 97 to 99%.
I had mohs surgery
for squamous cell cancer on my hand along
my thumb. It was very interesting! It gave
me peace of mind to have them take a
section at a time and examine it under a
microscope and to keep cutting until the
skin was clear. There was no pain after
being number up. The incision was much
smaller then one I had for another
squamous area on my arm. That scar is
really long and I did not know if they had
gotten all of the cancer until the lab
examined everything. That surgery was not
mohs. Hopefully this will help someone.
