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Headaches after mohs surgery. Is this normal?

smurf1948Dec 13, 2015
I had mohs surgery on my scalp, Dr had to go to the bone to get it all. He took about a silver dollar size spo. It's been 9 days and I'm still getting headaches, is this normsl.

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Dr. Gary L. Ross, MBChB, FRCS
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Hooman Khorasani, MD

Thank you for the post.  I hope you are healing well after Mohs surgery.   Everyone heals at different rates but the first week is generally the worse for pain, bruising and swelling.  I advise most patients to avoid exercising for the first week after surgery on the face. ...

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Gary L. Ross, MBChB, FRCS

You will have postop swelling and it will take time for everything to settle. Things will improve and these symptoms are normal. I would keep in contact with your PS but it sounds like everything is progressing appropriately.

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Andrew Kaufman, MD

No. Extreme pain is not normal after Mohs surgery. Of course, pain is subjective and everybody experiences it differently, but I would recommend that you follow up with your doctor to determine what is causing you so much pain and if that doctor cannot help, seek a second opinion. Good luck.

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