I had Mohs surgery 5 months ago to remove Basel Cell from 30% of my scalp. I am still having headaches two to thee times weekly that I have to go to bed unable to be in light or around loud sound. Sometimes I have nausea with the headache. I am unable to take most pain medications. How long should it take for this to stop happening?
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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...
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...
In the UK the waiting time for removal of BCC's by MOHS can be 3 months. It is rare for BCC's to metastasise. If you have had a biopsy already for diagnosis and your BCC is less aggressive and the lesion is not growing you should be fine. Saying that in an ideal world one would perform the s...