How to Alleviate Side Effects from Aldara?

Peels and liquid nitrogen are nonspecific methods to treat actinic keratoses and they can certainly be effective.  Aldara, a prescription medication which modulates the immune system to target pre-cancerous cells can be very beneficial for clearing and preventing the...

Thank you for your question. Allowing the wound to heal by secondary intention is certainly an option. The wound may take several weeks to months to completely heal. If you are not satisfied with the results you can always discuss further reconstructive options with your plastic surgeon.

Mike, As your doctor likely discussed with you following surgery during the discussion about the treatment options available for the wound, many wounds will heal if left alone. Most wounds left to heal on their own heal will do so with worse scarring than if they are surgically closed...

There are many options for treating basal cell carcinoma (BCC) but the cure rate varies greatly amongst these different options.  The treatment with the highest cure rate is Mohs surgery.  Some other options include curettage and dessication (aka: "scrape and burn"), standard...

I would definitely contact the Mohs surgeon and try to get in sooner. If that doesn't work, your referring doctor can make the call. Aside from concerns about the potential risks or agressiveness of this kind of cancer, you are particularly concerned about it. If a patient or referring...

You should go on your vacation. So long as you take good care of the wound after the biopsy and have medical care available if necessary, you shouldn't have to worry. Once you have the results of the biopsy you can schedule the Mohs surgery if necessary. After that surgery and reconstruction...