I am a 53 year old woman who got bcc on a spot in the corner of my forehead. When the bcc was removed it was about a half dollar size, and I was told "not too deep". The doc cut me up vertically from the outer top of my eyebrow and over and then down the side of my face through the edge of my sideburn area to my ear. I had a very closed and bright purple black eye. Is it normal that 2 1/2 weeks later my upper eyelid is still very puffy and distorted...with a tiny bit of purple left? Thanks.
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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...
If the skin cancer is confined to the nasal tip and does not extend to the side of the nose near the ala (side of nostril) where it would affect the supportive cartilage and nasal valve, it is unlikely that Mohs surgery would affect one's breathing. That being said, it is often hard to predict...
Matt Erdmann, MBChB, FRCS(Eng), FRCS (Plast) says:
This has a regular edge and even pigmentation. It it isn't causing you any problems (eg itching or bleeding) this is likely to be a simple mole. I would suggest repeating a photograph with a ruler next to it in a months time so you can see if has changed in size.
