Mohs SurgeryPlease tell me the best way to care for this secondary open wound after Mohs Surgery. I think I should have gotten stitches, but the Mohs surgeon just gave me...Reactions0reactionsComments8 repliesSurgery
Skin cancer surgeryI had skin surgery today. I never saw the doctor. The nurses practitioner did the cutting and two nurses stitched it up. Is this normal? At my previous dermatologist I...Reactions0reactionsComments5 repliesSurgery
Open Wound CareMy Mohs surgeon gave me the option of stitches or open wound healing. I didn’t know what to decide. He said stitches are more likely to get infected and it...Reactions0reactionsComments6 repliesTips & AdviceSurgery
Mohs Open WoundI have been Dressing this Mohs open wound for 3 weeks now and I’m getting so tired of it. Has anyone had a Mohs open wound the size of a...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesSurgery
Mohs Surgery WoundsDoes anyone know if Mohs Surgery wounds should be closed with stitches or left to heal with an open wound? This concerns a wound the size of a quarter on...Reactions0reactionsComments5 repliesSurgery
Mohs Surgery After ExcisionMy dermatologist excised a skin lesion that turned out to be basal cell carcinoma. She referred me to a Mohs surgeon. I have been afraid to go and the wound...Reactions0reactionsComments12 repliesSurgery
Mohs Surgery StitchesIf stitches or secondary open wound to heal are the possible choices after Mohs Surgery would stitches be the better choice? My surgeon is giving me a choice....Reactions0reactionsComments0 repliesSurgery
Possible squamous cell on noseHas anyone had surgery on their nose before? Just had a squamous cell carcinoma removed from my upper chest in June and had my dermatologist recheck a spot on my...Reactions0reactionsComments6 repliesDiagnosisSurgeryTips & Advice
Mohs SurgeryCan you have Mohs surgery with kidney disease? What if you have symptoms of kidney disease but no nephrologist yet?...Reactions0reactionsComments0 repliesSurgery
Medical tattooingTwo years ago I had a 28mm piece of skin removed (infiltrative BCC) from the tip of my nose. At the time, no plastic surgeon was available and the dermatologist...Reactions0reactionsComments3 repliesSurgeryTreatmentTopical Medication