4 years ago I found some blistered looking bumps on my left front of my shoulder just below the clavicle, itchy and very painful to the touch, my primary told me it was shingles and eventually would crust over and go away, here it is Four years later and still there, not much bigger if any than it was , a new doctor tells me it looks like cancer, I go to a dermatologist and he also says it looks like skin cancer but gave me very little information before scheduling a removal surgery
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You should discuss these symptoms with your Mohs surgeon as he should advise you on this.I would suggest you should be evaluated by a board certified dermatologist experienced in this procedure to advise you properly and address your concerns.
I understand your frustration. It appears that you have hypertrophic scarring of your incision, meaning that it is raised and firm. The best treatment for this are injections of steroid which will soften it over time and help it to flatten. It will likely take multiple...
I am sorry you are worried.Without seeing you or at least having a picture it is hard to comment accurately, but consider the following points, and I hope you will feel less anxious:One: When full thickness skin grafts take, they go through a period where they become dark purple, this might be...
