MOHs Surgery

Basal-cell carcinomas are the most common type of skin cancer. Treatment is typically surgical removal. If the cancer is small, a simple excision may be done to remove the cancer or Mohs surgery may be recommended. Mohs surgery is typically reserved for certain situations including, large tumors with indistinct margins or tumors that occur in cosmetically sensitive areas like the mid-facial tissues. Excess bleeding can result especially from patients taking common anticoagulants.

Omni-stat is a a fast acting, safe and easy to use temporary topical external hemostat. It controls minor, moderate and severe bleeding (In Vitro and In Vivo Data on file at Omni-stat Medical Inc.). It does not damage healthy tissue (Snyder RJ, Sigal) and stops bleeding in as little as 1 minute (In Vitro and In Vivo Data on file at Omni-stat Medical Inc.). Omni-stat is also effective even in the presence of common anticoagulants and clotting dysfunction (Millner et al).
 The picture above shows and excised basal cell carcinoma in a patient on Pradaxa.

You can see a further case study here. A female patient, about 78 years old who had a large basal cell carcinoma excised. She was on Coumadin for atrial fibrillation, she had previous DVT and significant Saphenous vein reflux, three to four seconds as evidenced by the venous Doppler. The lesion was excised and also a good healthy ring tissue. Then Omni-stat applied for two minutes and 48 seconds to gain acceptable hemostasis. See more here.