Clinical Dermatology
Buckeye Dermatology provides quality and professional Dermatologic care for the diagnosis and treatment of the full range of skin conditions. Our areas of expertise include (but are not limited to):
- Skin Cancer Screening and Treatment
- Acne
- Eczema and Dermatitis
- Fungal Infection
- Lesion Removal
- Moles
- Nail Conditions
- Poison Ivy
- Psoriasis
- Rashes
- Rosacea
- Warts
Mohs Micrographic Surgery for the treatment of Skin Cancer
Mohs micrographic surgery is a unique surgical treatment for skin cancers. Performed in a step-wise fashion, Mohs surgery involves the surgical removal of thin layers around the cancer and offers the highest rate of skin cancer cure while sparing the surrounding normal tissue. The tissue is processed in our on-site laboratory while a patient waits in our comfortable surgery waiting area. After each layer is removed, the Mohs surgeon then very carefully checks the margins with a microscope to ensure a very high cure rate that typically exceeds cure rates achieved by standard pathology laboratory methods. Reconstruction of the defect left from the removal of the cancer is then performed by the Mohs surgeon. On average, cure rates for a previously untreated cancer are 99% and can be as high as 96-98% for those cancers that recurred after previous surgery. Because Mohs surgery is tissue sparing, reconstructions are frequently smaller and /or simpler than they may have been with other treatment modalities.
Dr. Ravitskiy is a board-certified dermatologist and fellowship-trained Mohs surgeon. After stepping down as a Director of the Mohs and Dermatologic Surgery Unit at The Ohio State University James Cancer Hospital, Dr. Ravitskiy now dedicates her time to patients in private practice. She utilizes Mohs surgery to treat a variety of skin cancers: basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, melanoma, Merkel cell carcinoma, and dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP) as well as selected cases of angiosarcoma, malignant histiocytoma, and atypical fiborxanthoma.
Patient Education
May is Skin Cancer Awareness Month! As the summer quickly approaches, May is a great month to be sure that your skin has been checked out before the summer fun begins. We are offering