title: The filleted ellipse technique is useful for taking initial Mohs layers on linear excisions with positive margins.
authors.affiliation: Division of Mohs Micrographic Surgery, Department of Dermatology, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
authors.forename: Robert J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Sage
authors.forename: Ronald L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Moy
authors.forename: David J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Kouba
mesh_terms: D002921:Cicatrix / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D015580:Mohs Surgery / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*