Hi Lynda,
I haven't heard about a war but I have had Mohs surgery and wide excision
surgery. I usually have the Mohs done on my face because there's less cutting
and the scar is almost invisible. Mohs takes longer and is much more expensive
than regular surgery. Only what's absolutely necessary is removed so many times
the bigger scar that the wide excision makes is eliminated.
Saraly


----- Original Message ----
From: lyndazwinger <no_reply@yahoogroups.com>
To: fighttogether@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, August 14, 2006 6:09:45 PM
Subject: [fight together] New to group

Hello to everyone,
I've just joined this group and haven't had time to read the archives
yet. Just wanted to introduce myself. I've just been diagnosed with
SCC on my forearm. I'm pretty confused right now because I've gotten
completely conflicting information from a few highly-regarded
(whatever that means--I'm never sure) dermatologists. Basically,
there's an anti-Mohs camp (they say, no, no one does Mohs on a first
time arm lesion) and a pro-Mohs (they say, yes, you can use other
methods, but Mohs has the best cure rate regardless of where the
lesion is located).

Have the docs in my town gone nuts or have others heard of this "war"?

Thanks,
Lynda in Arizona




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