MOHS surgery

• Coordinating an appointment for patients applying or being referred for the removal of a skin tumor surgically using the MOHS method will be carried out with maximum priority. 
• You must contact the clinic via text message (SMS) or WhatsApp to the phone number 050-5633002. 
• You can send a fax or leave a message on the clinic's voicemail 02-5633033
•  In principle, appointment coordination is done by SMS or WhatsApp and not by voice calls. 
• We will get back to you as soon as possible to schedule a time for a pre-surgery examination. 

MOHS surgery is a special and very effective technique for removing skin tumors. The method was developed and first introduced by Dr. Frederick Edward Mohs from the University of Wisconsin in the USA in 1930 and is now used by doctors all over the world. Mohs surgery is special and different from other surgery techniques in that it allows for an immediate and complete microscopic examination of the entire tumor tissue removed, thereby ensuring the complete removal of all the roots and extensions of the tumor. Mohs surgery has the highest success rate of all other existing treatments for skin cancer in removing the tumor and preventing recurrence. 

It is not necessary to treat all skin cancers surgically using the MOHS method. This method is reserved for tumors that have returned and appeared after previous treatment/surgery, tumors that by their nature have a particularly high risk of recurrence or tumors that are located in areas where, cosmetically, maximum preservation of healthy skin is required to allow full reconstruction and without causing the formation of severe aesthetic defects following tumor resection. Mohs surgery is in the health basket for tumors in the head and neck area only. The surgery is performed by doctors who have appropriate training in dermatosurgery, general dermatology and histopathology of the skin and who have been trained to perform MOHS surgeries. The surgery is performed in conjunction with a skilled team of nurses and a special laboratory that enables the examination of the tissue. 

In the following pictures you can see photographs of the process of removing a tumor using the Mohs method (MOHS), starting with the appearance of the tumor before the operation, the appearance of the wound after the first excision stage (in which there is still a tumor in the wound), the appearance of the wound in the second stage after an additional layer of tissue has been removed according to the microscopic examination of the first stage showing a residual tumor, until the repair of the wound created following the removal of the tumor, by plastic surgery. 

Below are photographs of the wound when the stitches were removed, and the later result two months after the operation.