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We recommend using bacitracin for the first 2-3 days and then transition to vaseline for another 2 days and then use a lotion with spf. You can wear a bandage if need be for the first week off and on, but try not to wear the bandage for too long.
Hi, Dalila80. I always tell my patients that the better they care for their biopsy site, the better the eventual scar. I'd recommend applying Aquaphor to the site and covering with a bandage until the skin appears healed over (no more moist areas), which generally takes 1-2 weeks on the face. After the area is healed, it can be more likely to get burned in the sun, so take extra precautions with sunscreen. You can also start scar therapies at this time, if recommended by your doctor.
Hi, SassyV. It's difficult to tell from your pictures, but you appear to have an intradermal nevus (or mole) on the tip of your nose. These types of moles have a component above the level of the skin (that you see as a bump) and have a deeper component that extends below what you see...
The nose growth will need surgical excision and biopsy. It is important to have a pathologist examine the specimen under the microscope. Surgical excision would be an excellent modality.
It is a good method for certain moles. it depends on where the mole is and how big an area of tissue is removed. It is very subjective as to which moles are best removed with a scoop excision, shave excision or complete excision and closure. A plastic surgeon should be able to...
