Is It Common for the Scar on the Forehead from Mohs Surgery to Be Depressed? How To Fix?

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...

Mohs Surgery is commonly performed on the eyelid.  If you are anxious let the surgeon know and ask for some medicine such as Ativan or Valium which can take the edge off for you.  Sometimes an eyeshield is placed to cover and protect the eye when a tumor is very close to the eye. ...

Lumps under scars from reconstruction could represent normal swelling, palpable dissolvable suture early in the post operative period and dissolving reactions later in the course, hematoma which is blood that has collected focally, or an infection. If you're not having pain in the area, the...

Dr. Ed Parry is a great Mohs surgeon! I'm glad he has taken care of you.  Pain is not abnormal on a lip because of the numerous nerve endings.  There are many different scenarios regarding lip surgery.  The size, depth, location, tightness and type of reconstruction can make a...