Your Mohs surgery will be performed at Sunshine State Dermatology and Skin Cancer Center by Dr. Adam Greenberg. Before your Mohs surgery begins, a local anesthetic will be administered to the treatment area. This is to ensure you remain as comfortable as possible throughout your treatment. Once numb, Dr. Greenberg will begin gently removing small samples of skin from your treatment area. Each layer of skin will be prepped and then carefully examined underneath a microscope until Dr. Greenberg is sure no cancer cells are present.
We recommend you bring a sweater or jacket, because our office is often kept at cooler temperatures.
A friend or family member for support is a good idea. If you are having surgery near the eye, on your hand, or on your nose, you may want to consider having someone be a driver for you because the post-operative bandage may interfere with your ability to drive home. If you require a driver, but are unable to have a friend or family member drive you, your local American Cancer Society chapter will often have volunteer drivers available for patients requiring cancer treatments.
Our medical team will process your arrival. After our clinical staff brings you in, you will be given time to ask any additional questions so that you can make a comfortable, informed consent prior to beginning the Mohs surgery. The surgeon will then enter the room and mark the area to be removed. After confirming the site with you, the surgeon will notify the clinical staff to gently anesthetize it. Once the area has been numbed, the surgeon will return to the room to perform the Mohs surgery. Following each stage of the procedure (which takes 45 to 60 minutes total), you will be bandaged and escorted back to the waiting room while your tissue is processed. Coffee, drinks, and refreshments will be available for you in our waiting area.