According to the Mayo Clinic, Mohs surgery involves cutting away thin layers of skin in order to look for any signs of cancer.
First lady Jill Biden will be going under the knife next week after a “small lesion” was found under her right eye during a routine skin cancer screening, the top doctor at the White House said Wednesday.
“In an abundance of caution, doctors have recommended that [the lesion] be removed,” Physician to the President Dr. Kevin O’Connor explained in a memo to the first lady’s press secretary. “On Wednesday, January 11th at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, the First Lady will undergo a common outpatient procedure known as Mohs surgery to remove and definitively examine the tissue,” O’Connor added, promising to keep the Office of the First Lady apprised of any changes to the 71-year-old’s condition or treatment plan., Mohs surgery involves cutting away thin layers of skin in order to look for any signs of cancer.
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