Immediate reconstruction after Moh's Surgery

After a patient is diagnosed with skin cancer, the patient is seen for consultation by Moh’s surgeon to plan for excision of skin cancer. If patient would like to have the closing of reconstruction of wound created by Moh’s surgery to be done by plastic surgeon, a consultation is requested to be seen by plastic surgeon. Once patient is seen by plastic surgeon, the Moh’s surgeon and the plastic surgeon setup a date where both surgeons are available to perform skin cancer excision and reconstruction on the same day.  The treatment typically begins with Mohs surgery (or another skin cancer removal procedure) performed by a Mohs or skin cancer surgeon. After successful Moh’s surgery, patient is sent to Plastic surgeon for reconstruction of the wound. 

Both the Mohs surgeon’s office and the plastic surgeon’s office coordinate to select a date when both surgeons are available. On the day of surgery, the Mohs surgeon first removes the skin cancer. The patient is then sent—often with a protective dressing—to the plastic surgeon the very same day. The plastic surgeon performs reconstruction and closes the wound immediately on the same day.

Because the wound is repaired on the same day as Mohs surgery, this is called Immediate Reconstruction.

In contrast, when the wound is left open for several days or even a week before being closed by a plastic surgeon, the process is referred to as Delayed Reconstruction. We offer both methods of reconstruction.