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Repetitive Mohs Surgery

I am not new to having BCC. I am fair skinned and grew up in Florida (61 years).

I more recently moved to a different part of Florida and been seeing a well respected and credentialed dermatologist for 3 years, and have undergone 5 mohs surgeries. In all my visits to previous dermatologist(s) over the decades, I had only undergone one other mohs procedure. Mostly freezing and scraping was the first-line treatment.

Since my first surgery with this doctor I/we decided to increase my examination frequency to every three months. So far this has NOT helped in avoiding surgery. I asked today if I increase my frequency of examination to once a month, would that help me possibly avoiding surgery, the answer was no. I was told by the time BCC is visible it must be removed.

I understand I am more susceptible to BCC as time goes on, but it seems that if I am going every three months any BCC should be caught before requiring surgery. So I am just wondering if I might be seeing someone who is cut happy, and possibly I should seek another provider?

Thank you for any guidance/advice!

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