The incidence of non-melanomaMelanoma skin cancerSkin cancer (NMSC) is rapidly increasing in the United States. The rapid rise in the number of NMSC cases has led to an increasing demand for Mohs micrographic surgeryMohs micrographic surgery (MMS). Along with this dramatic increase in the number of procedures performed, there is a risk of complicationsComplications. However, with careful planning, good judgment, and appropriate techniques, the risk of complicationsComplications can be minimized. The primary goal of this chapter is to review current recommendations and evidence for the prevention and management of common complicationsComplications in MMS. More serious, but thankfully rare, complicationsComplications and several recently described complicationsComplications will also be reviewed.

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Complications of Mohs Micrographic Surgery

  • Dana Jaalouk,
  • Anthony Marcelletti,
  • Adam A. Ingraffea,
  • Hugh M. Gloster

摘要

The incidence of non-melanomaMelanoma skin cancerSkin cancer (NMSC) is rapidly increasing in the United States. The rapid rise in the number of NMSC cases has led to an increasing demand for Mohs micrographic surgeryMohs micrographic surgery (MMS). Along with this dramatic increase in the number of procedures performed, there is a risk of complicationsComplications. However, with careful planning, good judgment, and appropriate techniques, the risk of complicationsComplications can be minimized. The primary goal of this chapter is to review current recommendations and evidence for the prevention and management of common complicationsComplications in MMS. More serious, but thankfully rare, complicationsComplications and several recently described complicationsComplications will also be reviewed.