The Bright Field

Research Correspondent · Editorial staff

Esperanza Whitford

Reports on safety, side effects, and informed consent in Mohs micrographic surgery.

5 stories by Esperanza Whitford

A pathologist studying a rare stained tissue section on a glass slide under a lab microscope in dim green lightAdvances

Mohs for DFSP and other uncommon skin tumors

Beyond basal and squamous cell cancer, Mohs clears rare tumors that spread invisibly under the skin.

· 7 min · Esperanza Whitford

An adult hand resting palm-down on dark linen in soft raking light, skin texture in focusDispatch

Mohs on the scalp, hands, and lower legs: the slow-healing sites

Some body sites heal beautifully after Mohs; these three ask for extra patience and planning.

· 6 min · Esperanza Whitford

A quiet dermatology billing desk with paperwork and a pen under low warm lightDispatch

Does insurance cover Mohs surgery?

In most appropriate cases, yes, and here is how coverage actually works.

· 5 min · Esperanza Whitford

Side profile of an adult patient's face in soft light, focused on the noseDispatch

Why Mohs is preferred on the nose, ears, eyelids, and lips

On the face, every millimeter of healthy skin counts.

· 6 min · Esperanza Whitford

A surgeon's gloved hands annotating a color-coded tissue map beside a microscope in a dim labField Notes

The microscopic mapping that makes Mohs precise

How the surgeon turns your tumor into a map and reads every margin.

· 6 min · Esperanza Whitford

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