title: The plastic & reconstructive Mohs surgery service.
abstract: Mohs Micrographic Surgery (MMS) is the current 'gold-standard' for excision of a number of cutaneous lesions and provides a valuable addition to a skin cancer service. The Mersey Regional Centre for Mohs Surgery is the first MMS service in the UK to be led by an MMS trained Plastic and Reconstructive surgeon, and this article describes an overview of the processes involved in establishing such a service.
authors.affiliation: Mersey Regional Centre for Mohs Surgery, Department of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, St Helen's and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, St Helen's Hospital, Marshalls Cross Road, St Helens, Merseyside WA9 3DA, UK. Electronic address: richwain@doctors.org.uk.
authors.forename: R A J
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Wain
authors.affiliation: Mersey Regional Centre for Mohs Surgery, Department of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, St Helen's and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, St Helen's Hospital, Marshalls Cross Road, St Helens, Merseyside WA9 3DA, UK.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tehrani
mesh_terms: D003880:Dermatology / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D015580:Mohs Surgery / Q000193:education; D010348:Patient Care Team; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration*
keywords: MMS; Mohs; Mohs micrographic surgery; Plastic surgery; Reconstructive surgery; Setting up the service