I had a small light brown area developing on my cheek for a few years, I tried over the counter bleaching compounds as it started getting bigger in size and more noticeable to no real effect. I had a dermatologist look at it and she said it was probably just due to age and to keep an eye on it. After about 6 years I was becoming more uncomfortable as it had tripled in size and was becoming...
I was looking for a surgeon that would be able to diagnosis my eye problem and be able to complete surgery to make my eye back to the way it was before the basal cell on the lower lid. Dr. Baharestani told me I had a basal cell on my eyelid and he and his office helped me to set up an appointment to have it removed and the for Dr. Baharestani to fix the eye lid once the cancer was removed.
On 12/15/16 I had MOHS surgery to remove squamous cell carcinoma. Dr. Carina Rizzo performed the surgery and sent me to Plastic Surgeon Antonio Uria to repair the ear with a skin graft. Both doctors were incredible and have great bedside manner which made a terrifying experience do much easier. I suffer from severe anxiety and panick attacks so having 2 physicians that I was comfortable with...
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