Shallow incision (scoring) prior to debulking curettage in Mohs micrographic surgery to prevent epidermal shearing

• Nicholas J. Collier, BM BS, MSc, MMedSci, MRCP,
• Felipe Bochnia Cerci, MD, MSc,
• Stanislav N. Tolkachjov, MD

Affiliations

Nicholas J. Collier, BM BS, MSc, MMedSci, MRCP

Mohs Surgery Unit, Department of Dermatology, Salford Royal Hospital, Manchester, UK; Division of Musculoskeletal and Dermatological Sciences, Centre for Dermatology Research, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK; Correspondence to: Nicholas J. Collier, BM BS, MSc, MMedSci, MRCP, Mohs Surgery Unit, Department of Dermatology, Salford Royal Hospital, Stott Lane, Manchester M6 8HD, UK.

Felipe Bochnia Cerci, MD, MSc

Clínica Cepelle, Curitiba, Brazil; Postgraduate Program in Internal Medicine and Health Sciences, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil; Dermatology Service, Hospital Universitário Evangélico Mackenzie, Curitiba, Brazil

Stanislav N. Tolkachjov, MD

Epiphany Dermatology, Dallas, Texas; Texas A&M College of Medicine, Dallas, Texas; Department of Dermatology, The University of Texas at Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas; Division of Dermatology, Baylor Scott & White, Dallas, Texas