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Stella Desyatnikova, MD answers: What can be done for Mohs surgery lumps?

Nine months ago, I had Mohs surgery on my cheek (near my nose) for a very small Basal Cell Carcinoma (BCC). I developed two lumps from the surgery: one is a dog ear, and the other is a large lump that was caused from tissue being pushed by the surgeon. I was just told that this large lump will "never go away." Is there anything that a plastic surgeon can do to remove or lessen the appearance of this lump? I was never told that this could be a result of this surgery.


Stella Desyatnikova, MD
10 months ago
By Stella Desyatnikova, MD - Seattle Facial Plastic Surgeon

Hard to tell without taking a look at you, but sounds like you developed a couple of lumps from the reconstructive portions of the procedure. "Mohs surgery" refers to the excision of tumor by a special method, and then we usually perform some kind of reconstruction to close the defect.

Occasionally, a revision surgery might be necessary to further improve the appearance of the operated site. It might be considered cosmetic, and might not be covered by your insurance. Talk to your surgeon about it, or go to an experienced facial plastic surgeon who does soft tissue facial reconstruction on a regular basis.

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