Childhood Trauma and Skin Cancer...I don’t harbor bitterness toward my abuser, although I feel the scars at times....Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Laser treatments?...Others who were treated with lasers years ago were left with small, white scars. Has anyone had a good experience with laser treatments?...Reactions0reactionsComments0 repliesTreatment
BCC AND Mohs ...I did NOT want scars on my face and it's caused so much distress, anxiety and depression....Reactions0reactionsComments0 replies
How I Found Out I Was Pale...Until we do, strangers on trams and images in the media will forever influence the 10-year-old who becomes the 45-year-old with skin cancer scars....Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Survivorship Has Its Privileges...Scars stay. Complications sometimes do, too. Depending on your age and health, one of these may be more important than the other to you. ...Reactions0reactionsComments4 comments
Facing February...Three surgeries for basal cell carcinoma and a total of four scars between my arm, neck, and shoulder are the ribbon on my finger, the rubber band on my...Reactions0reactionsComments5 comments
What Is Skin Cancer?...More than 91% of people are still alive 5 years after being diagnosed with melanoma. Treatment of all skin cancers can lead to scars....
Community Member Spotlight: Linda Curtis...But these cancers will not, and have not, divided and conquered my mind and body, in spite of all my scars....Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Say Yes to the Dress and No to the Tan...are now having more than our fair share of knives, painful chemotherapy creams, and scars left from cryotherapy sessions....Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
My Experience With Facial Mohs Surgery...The scars are faded, but my smile is now crooked. I’ll take that, though, as it’s a small price to pay to have the skin cancer gone....Reactions0reactionsComments14 comments
How Marti Saved Me: My Melanoma Story...I have several cherry angiomas, several clear to light brown moles, and numerous scars from mosquito bites and a raging case of chickenpox as a sixth grader...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
My Story...I was a salesman for many years and cars didn't have tinted glass and several of my scars on the same cheek were caused by this....Reactions0reactionsComments5 replies
Do you massage scars? What is your experience with that?...Do you massage scars?...Reactions0reactionsComments8 repliesTreatmentTips & AdviceTopical Medication
Melanoma Warrior Spirit...I’m still self-conscious about my face, but I look at my scars as a way to open the discussion to warn others....Reactions0reactionsComments6 comments
Basal cell twice, mohs surgery twice ...know that basal cell is the most "curable" type of skin cancer... but this was devastating to me because of it being on my face.. and I DID NOT want...Reactions0reactionsComments5 repliesTreatmentTips & AdviceCoping
Healthy Skin Month Giveaway Terms & Conditions...completion during the Promotion as detailed below: PROMOTION PRIZE: Promotion Prize will be awarded consisting of one (1) SkinCancer.net "Wear your scars...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
New Relationship, Old Diagnosis...Seven months, a PET scan scare, and an appendectomy later, he somehow manages to keep me sane....Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Could this be skin cancer? Extremely worried.. (pending dermatologist appointment)...for more context, i'm a 24 year old female, had numerous skin problems all my life, ranging from acne to seborrheic dermatitis, not to mention numerous scars...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesTips & AdviceDiagnosis
Medical tattooing...He then suggested that a simpler option would be medical tattooing which can blend scars and skin. He told me that 'Some outcomes can be fantastic'....Reactions0reactionsComments3 repliesTopical MedicationTreatmentSurgery
