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Slow Healing After Scalp Mohs Surgery
I had Mohs surgery over a year ago to remove basel cell from my scalp. Although the wound seems to start healing, inevitably it breaks open and we...
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Why Use Vaseline After Mohs Surgery? Does It Keep the Wound "Soft" and Healing Better?
I have been advised after biopsies and Mohs surgery to use a thin layer of vaseline on the wound, but I have never understood why. Does is protect the...
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Is It Safe to Use Lubricating Jelly in Place of Vaseline to Heal an Open Wound?
Finding the Vaseline difficult to cover/apply to the open wound from MOHS surgery on top of my husband's head .. Is it safe to use a Personal...
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