I've had a crusting, never-healing sore on my chin, on the fleshy pad bit, just under my lip and slightly to the left, for over eleven years. Don't ask me why I never got it seen to, I'm so filled with regret now that I suspect it might be bcc. As its been going on for so long, I'm now terrified any surgery would be horribly disfiguring. Would it potentially take my lip away? Or even bone?
March 31, 2017
Answer: BCC chin
Lindsay. Even if it's been there for 11 years, sometimes these BCC don't grow as rapidly. Also the chin is an area that is not as difficult to reconstruct compared to other sites. Go in with a positive attitude. It might not be as bad as you think. I've had tons of patients who come in thinking they were gonna lose and ear or nose just to have a pretty minor surgery.
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March 31, 2017
Answer: BCC chin
Lindsay. Even if it's been there for 11 years, sometimes these BCC don't grow as rapidly. Also the chin is an area that is not as difficult to reconstruct compared to other sites. Go in with a positive attitude. It might not be as bad as you think. I've had tons of patients who come in thinking they were gonna lose and ear or nose just to have a pretty minor surgery.
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February 22, 2013
Answer: A biopsy will make the diagnosis
Pick up the phone and make an appointment to see a board certified dermatologist, preferably someone who is also a member of the Mohs College. The first step is to determine what the growth is so that the appropriate treatment and cure is selected. If this is a neglected BCC on your chin, Mohs will probably be the treatment of choice. Go to the MohsCollege.org to find a fellow in the Mohs College to do your surgery. Make that appointment!
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February 22, 2013
Answer: A biopsy will make the diagnosis
Pick up the phone and make an appointment to see a board certified dermatologist, preferably someone who is also a member of the Mohs College. The first step is to determine what the growth is so that the appropriate treatment and cure is selected. If this is a neglected BCC on your chin, Mohs will probably be the treatment of choice. Go to the MohsCollege.org to find a fellow in the Mohs College to do your surgery. Make that appointment!
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