A Prospective Evaluation of the Incidence of Complications Associated With Mohs Micrographic Surgery

The incidence of major complications from Mohs micrographic surgery performed in office-based and hospital-based settings

“…The first is that the safety of MMS with regard to the more common localized complications has been evaluated by previous studies. 1,4 The second is that much of the sensation in the medical literature and the media centers around death and serious complications arising from office-based surgery, not relatively minor complications limited to the surgical site. Indeed, complications such as flap and graft necrosis, which have been classified as serious postoperative complications in other studies, are typically not serious because they result in no systemic harm to the patient and because most cases heal with excellent cosmetic and functional outcome.…”

The safety of Mohs surgery: A prospective multicenter cohort study

“…[2][3][4][5] Complications associated with Mohs surgery have been evaluated by prospective single-surgeon studies, as well as by retrospective multiple-surgeon studies. [6][7][8][9] Multicenter, prospective studies afford a higher level of clinical evidence and help to establish the safety profile of Mohs surgery in the ambulatory setting.…”

Wound Complications Following Diagnostic Skin Biopsies in Dermatology Inpatients

“…[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] Multiple risk factors can influence the risk of postoperative wound complications. [5][6][7][8][9] Although published information exists regarding the complications of skin surgery in an outpatient setting, [5][6][7][8][9] there is no information describing the complications of diagnostic skin biopsies for an inpatient population. In our center, it was noted that wound infection was a common complication among inpatients undergoing skin biopsy as part of their diagnostic workup.…”