- Kamangar, Faranak;
- Petukhova, Tatyana A;
- Monico, Gabriela;
- Mathis, Stephen;
- Joo, Jayne;
- Zhuang, Anne;
- Li, Chin-Shang;
- Liu, Yu;
- Lee, Elle;
- Eisen, Daniel
Patients undergoing Mohs micrographic surgeryfrequently experience anxiety as a result of multiplepotential factors. There is currently no data regardinghow this anxiety compares to other commonprocedures performed in dermatology offices, suchas shave biopsy and excision, relative to a generaldermatology visit. Herein, we conducted a survey of471 dermatology patients at an academic medicalcenter, using a validated tool (Visual Analogue Scalefrom 1 “no anxiety at all” to 10 “extremely anxious”).