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Joe Biden recently underwent Mohs surgery, a spokesperson for the former president confirms to PEOPLE
The procedure is used to treat skin cancer
The news comes after Biden was spotted with a wound on his forehead
Joe Biden recently underwent Mohs surgery, a procedure used to treat skin cancer, a spokesperson for the former president confirms to PEOPLE.
According to the Mayo Clinic , the surgery involves cutting away thin layers of the skin until there are no signs of cancer. The goal of the procedure is to remove all of the skin cancer without harming the healthy skin around it.
The news comes after Inside Edition published a video of Biden, 82, on Thursday, Sept. 4, leaving a church in Rehoboth Beach, Del., with a large wound on his forehead.
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