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Mohs Micrographic Surgery

Mohs Micrographic Surgery is the most advanced and effective treatment procedure for skin cancer available today. Dr. Ladd has completed additional fellowship training (in addition to the physician's three-year dermatology residency) under the tutelage of a Mohs College member.

Developed by Dr. Frederic E. Mohs, the Mohs procedure is a state-of-the-art treatment that has been continuously refined over 70 years. With this technique, physicians are able to see beyond the visible disease, to precisely identify and remove the entire tumor layer by layer while leaving the surrounding healthy tissue intact and unharmed. Mohs is the most exact and precise method of tumor removal and it minimizes the chance of re-growth, lessening the potential for scarring or disfigurement.

Dr. Ladd is specially trained in surgery, pathology, and reconstruction in the Mohs method. Mohs surgery has the highest success rate of all treatments for skin cancer - up to 99 percent. The Mohs technique is also the treatment of choice for cancers of the face and other sensitive areas as it relies on the accuracy of a microscopic surgical procedure to trace the edges of the cancer and ensure complete removal of all tumors down to the roots during the initial surgery.

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