Mohs Surgery for Skin Cancer at Pinnacle

Double board-certified in cardiology and internal medicine, Dr. Rajan Bhatt is a Scottsdale, Arizona, healthcare leader who oversees multiple healthcare facilities, including Spectrum Plastic Surgery and Valley Surgery Center, with about 200 employees. In addition, Dr. Rajan Bhatt practices cardiology at Spectrum Dermatology, which is now a part of the Pinnacle Dermatology family that offers comprehensive and compassionate skin care solutions.

One of the effective minimally invasive surgical treatments for non-melanoma skin cancers (particularly basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma) is Mohs surgery. Patients are kept under general anesthesia throughout the procedure.

Mohs surgery involves removing layers of skin tissue in cancer regions, analyzing the layers for cancer cells, removing all cancer cells, and restoring healthy layers of skin tissue (containing only healthy cells). Because Mohs surgery is minimally invasive and leaves little room for scarring, the procedure is beneficial for patients with cancers in cosmetically or functionally sensitive regions like the scalp, face, head, limbs, and genitals.

Having Mohs surgery performed by a dedicated team of expert dermatologists at Pinnacle Dermatology offers patients additional layers of safety and confidence. Each Mohs surgery at Pinnacle features the collaboration of a full team involving a pathologist, reconstructive surgeon, and cancer surgeon.