Mohs Surgery
Developed in 1938 by a general surgeon, Frederic E. Mohs, Mohs surgery is microscopically controlled surgery used to treat common types of skin cancer. During the surgery, after each removal of tissue and while the patient waits, the tissue is examined for cancer cells.
Mohs surgery is the gold standard method for obtaining complete margin control during removal of skin cancer and allows for the removal of skin cancer with very narrow surgical margin and a high cure rate.
Dr Robertshaw is a highly experienced Mohs surgeon but no longer offers the procedure. If we feel you need Mohs surgery , we will refer you to a colleague , we recommend.
Mohs may be recommended to you, depending on your tumour type, location or other factors such as recurrence or an ill-defined lesion. The technique is undertaken under local anaesthetic and we sometimes liaise with other surgeons to aid with complex reconstructions.
PLEASE NOTE WE NO LONGER OFFER MOHS SURGERY AT SOUTHFACE AND YOU WILL BE REFERRED TO A COLLEAGUE FOR THE PROCEDURE.
