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Skin cancer when flying

Hello, I have a question about health on board. What can I do to prevent skin cancer - because there is high risk of this when flying.

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Is my Mohs wound healing properly or should I be concerned? How much longer can it take to fully heal? (photo)

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Raffy Karamanoukian, MD, FACS

Moh’s surgery on the face often requires surgical repair and reconstruction to reapproximate the skin edges. Flaps or direct closure techniques are used. It is important that you optimize scar healing during this phase in order to reduce longterm scars. For red scars, we use Vbeam laser, f...

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I would definitely recommend visiting your surgeon. Redness is common during healing but can also be an early indicator of complications. Even if some sutures needed to come out I wouldn't worry because 1 week is often when nasal sutures are removed anyway. Good luck! 

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