Process of standardized postoperative telephone follow-up implementation for Mohs micrographic surgery

Mohs micrographic surgery (MMS) is an effective outpatient procedure for skin cancer removal with low reported complication rates. Identifying both major and minor postoperative complications is necessary to improve the quality of Mohs-based surgical care. There are currently no established standards for regular patient follow-up after MMS. Therefore, there exists a need to determine standardized, cost-effective, and reproducible follow-up strategies. The objective of this study was to determine whether routine telephone follow-up is an effective tool to capture postoperative complications and other patient-reported concerns.