Pre–Mohs micrographic surgery anxiety is higher in first-time and facial surgery patients

Authors

  • Josiah Williams Department of Dermatology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston Salem, NC, USA , West Virginia University Medicine University Town Centre, Morgantown, WV, USA Author
  • Veronica Emmerich Department of Dermatology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston Salem, NC, USA Author
  • Shane Reynal Department of Dermatology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston Salem, NC, USA Author
  • Courtney Heron Department of Dermatology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston Salem, NC, USA Author
  • Stephanie Snyder Department of Dermatology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston Salem, NC, USA Author
  • Matthew Johnson Department of Dermatology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston Salem, NC, USA Author
  • Rima Ghamrawi Department of Dermatology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston Salem, NC, USA Author
  • Jessica Savas Department of Dermatology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston Salem, NC, USA Author
  • Phillip Williford Department of Dermatology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston Salem, NC, USA Author
  • Steven Feldman Department of Dermatology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston Salem, NC, USA Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25251/jcnemh86

Keywords:

anxiety, Mohs, patient, perspectives, surgery, survey

References

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Published

03/02/2026

Data Availability Statement

The authors have research data available upon request via email to the corresponding author, jaw00070@hsc.wvu.edu.

Issue

Vol. 32 No. 1 (2026): Dermatology Online Journal

Section

Letter

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Copyright (c) 2026 Josiah Williams, Veronica Emmerich, Shane Reynal, Courtney Heron, Stephanie Snyder, Matthew Johnson, Rima Ghamrawi, Jessica Savas, Phillip Williford, Steven Feldman (Author)

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