Mohs micrographic surgery, commonly known as Mohs surgery, is performed to treat skin cancer. The procedure's name comes from Frederic E. Mohs, the doctor who invented the technique in the 1930s.

Five years ago, hairstylist Mandy Hasty noticed something on client Caribe Browne's scalp. Browne, 60, who grew up in the Virgin Islands and is named after the Caribbean Sea, spent decades using baby ...