I had Mohs surgery on my upper lip and now my lips aren't symmetrical at all, and I am embarrased by this. Is there something I can do to correct this?
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Your first step is to have the surgeon that performed the procedure take a look at your healing and offer you some treatment options. What you describe is not uncommon and may simply be part of the healing process of a large flap. It can take 6-12 months to see the final result from the initial...
Mohs surgery is a technque that maximized the cure rate and minimized the scar size. This is achieved by how the skin cancr is removed from the skin and sampled to check the margins. It is common that tumors are removed completely in the first "layer" or stage. It is likely that the...
It depends on the type of skin cancer. If a basal cell cancer you can typically wait a few months without any issues. Other cancer types may be more rapidly growling and waiting may not be advisable