I had Mohs surgery on my face just left of my nose 3 weeks ago. I had subcutaneous dissolving stitches as well as stitches to close the wound. The outer stitches were removed 2 weeks ago and I am now feeling a twitching or a wiggling movement under my scar. It almost feels like something crawling under my skin. Could I possibly be feeling the subcutaneous stitches dissolving?
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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...
It is likely that you will have a bruise. I say that simply because that area is thin-skinned and Mohs takes a number of injections and manipulation of the area to remove the cancer appropriately. I wouldn't worry about a bruise though. Remember that this is removing cancer from an area that if...
