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84 Years Old with a New Ear! - Melbourne, FL

Name: 84 Years Old with a New Ear! - Melbourne, FL
Item: Adam J. Oppenheimer, MD, FACS
Rating: 5
Author: SarahJo

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I had a melanoma on my ear that kept growing. My...

SarahJoJanuary 14, 2014

WORTH IT$500

I had a melanoma on my ear that kept growing. My son suggested I see a plastic surgeon because it was big and my ear would have to be taken off.

Dr. Oppenheimer removed the cancer and I was able to keep my ear. I am very happy that I went to see him and he was able to remove the cancer within days of meeting him. It was not painful and now I am cancer free.

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Adam J. Oppenheimer, MD, FACS

Board Certified Plastic Surgeon

4.9 | 413 Reviews

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Replies (4)

Sharon at RealSelf

January 17, 2014

You look great, SarahJo. Thanks for sharing your experience and photos. Was your surgery under general anesthesia or local?

AOppenheimer

May 17, 2014

We did the procedure in office under local anesthesia. I used a ring block to anesthetize the entire ear.

Dr. Waldemar Merck

January 17, 2014

Dear SarahJo.The result of the resection is very gut. The important thing is, whether the melanoma was resected sufficiently. It must be histologically confirmed, that this tumour has a safety distance of at least 2 cm, better 3 cm to the edge of the incision line in the resected specimen. If this isn’t the case, then it must be considered whether still more of the ear should be removed.

AOppenheimer

May 17, 2014

Thanks Dr. Merck. This was a melanoma in situ that I excised with the square procedure: permanent margins and delayed reconstruction with a post-auricular flap.

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