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It is not unusual to have a depressed scar in the forehead after Mohs. Scar revision is possible with surgery or nonsurgical approaches (ie injecting filler to fill the depressed area).
It is not unusual to have a depressed scar in the forehead after Mohs. Scar revision is possible with surgery or nonsurgical approaches such as injecting filler to fill the depressed area.
It is not unusual to have a scar depression after Mohs. In some cases a depressed scar may be treated by removing the scar and bringing the edges of the wound together at the same level.
The purpose of Mohs is to take as little tissue as possible, get clear margins, and close it with as minimal a scar as possible. That being said, cancerous tissue was removed and you should expect some scarring post-procedure. I usually request my patients wait a minimum of 6 months post surgery to evaluate how to treat any scar. But there are possible revision surgeries or cosmetic fillers to add to depressed areas. But first let your body heal its best.
Absolutely not. Mohs needs to and can only be performed by Mohs skin cancer surgeons. RNs are not surgeons and cannot have this licensing. If a physician's office is willing to do this, I would find another office immediately. It is against all medical ethics, not to mention insurance fraud!
It may not matter much which one is done first all that much. I typically recommend my patients to begin Efudex in the fall or winter as the skin irritation from Efudex is aggravated by heat and sweat. If you choose to undergo revision before Efudex, the incision from plastic surgery will...
Thanks for the question. There is a vertical skin deficiency on the right nostril following the flap repair and this has lead to alar retraction. In addition the alar crease has been blunted due to the flap repair. These two issues can be correct with a surgical revision. You...