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Thank you for taking the time to complete our survey! This survey is meant for Board certified (MD/DO) physicians who currently practice Mohs. This survey should take less than 5 minutes to complete and requests no identifiable information.

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* 1. What is your gender?

Male

Female

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* 2. What is your age?

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* 3. Are you an ACMS fellowship trained Mohs surgeon?

Yes

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* 4. What type of setting do you practice in?

Private practice, Solo

Private practice, small group (2-5 providers)

Private practice, large group (>5 providers)

Academic Institution

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* 5. How long have you been practicing Mohs?

0-5 years

6-15 years

Over 15 years

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* 6. With 1 being most important and 5 being least important, please rank the following considerations during scalp wound closures

Risk of complications

Healing times

Hair Preservation

Cost of closure (including time and materials)

Patient comfort during closure and healing

Cosmetic outcome of the scar

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* 7. When closing a scalp wound, please rate how frequently you use deep sutures

Never

Always

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* 8. When closing a scalp wound, please rate how frequently you undermine the wound prior to closing

Never

Always

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* 9. Following the placement of deep sutures (if they are necessary), please rate how often you would use epidermal sutures compared to staples for scalp wound closure

Epidermal Sutures

use both equally

Staples

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* 10. Based on your experience with scalp wound closure following Mohs excision, for each statement please select if epidermal sutures or staples are superior

	Epidermal Sutures	Equivalent	Staples
Easier to remove following wound healing	Easier to remove following wound healing Epidermal Sutures	Easier to remove following wound healing Equivalent	Easier to remove following wound healing Staples
Higher patient satisfaction	Higher patient satisfaction Epidermal Sutures	Higher patient satisfaction Equivalent	Higher patient satisfaction Staples
Faster healing time	Faster healing time Epidermal Sutures	Faster healing time Equivalent	Faster healing time Staples
Preservation of existing hair	Preservation of existing hair Epidermal Sutures	Preservation of existing hair Equivalent	Preservation of existing hair Staples
The wound is in a high tension area	The wound is in a high tension area Epidermal Sutures	The wound is in a high tension area Equivalent	The wound is in a high tension area Staples
Better cosmetic outcome	Better cosmetic outcome Epidermal Sutures	Better cosmetic outcome Equivalent	Better cosmetic outcome Staples
Lower complication risk (such as infection)	Lower complication risk (such as infection) Epidermal Sutures	Lower complication risk (such as infection) Equivalent	Lower complication risk (such as infection) Staples
Highest chance of successful healing	Highest chance of successful healing Epidermal Sutures	Highest chance of successful healing Equivalent	Highest chance of successful healing Staples
Cheaper (materials and labor)	Cheaper (materials and labor) Epidermal Sutures	Cheaper (materials and labor) Equivalent	Cheaper (materials and labor) Staples
Faster wound closure (including preparation time)	Faster wound closure (including preparation time) Epidermal Sutures	Faster wound closure (including preparation time) Equivalent	Faster wound closure (including preparation time) Staples

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* 11. If you elect to not use staples for a scalp wound closure, what are the factors that influence your decision (select all that apply)

Not trained in their use for this area

Slower healing time

Worse cosmetic outcome

Higher chance of complications (such as infection)

Patient discomfort

Cost is too high

Size of the defect

No issues, I always use staples for scalp wound closure

The anatomic location on the scalp is better suited for sutures (please specify instances)

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* 12. What other locations, if any, do you use staples for the closure of dermatologic defects (select all that apply)

Forehead

Back

Shoulder

Upper Arm

Elbow

Forearm

Thigh

Knee

Calf

Shin

None

Other locations not listed (please specify)