UMass Memorial HealthAlliance Hospital has opened a new surgery clinic that will allow for treatment of common forms of skin cancer right in Leominster.
The Mohs Micrographic Surgery Clinic opened last week and has already begun treating patients. The clinic offers Mohs surgery, a specialized treatment for removal of skin cancer, according to a release from HealthAlliance Hospital.
The treatment method both allows for a complete investigation of the possibly cancerous skin layers but also allows the surgeon to track and remove all of the roots and extensions of the skin cancer, according to the release, resulting in a cure rate of 96 to 99 percent. The surgery is performed in the hospital’s outpatient clinic under local anesthesia.
