Dr. allowed an intern doing his fellowship to perform the surgery. I asked specifically if the attending Dr. was doing the procedure and told yes by the intern. The intern cut into my tear duct more than 1.5 cm away from the suspected site. No BCC cells found. Upper & lower lid pulled - what can I do?
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The question of waiting is really dependent upon the location, type of severity of your skin cancer and time discovered at pregnancy. The more worrisome skin cancers should be treated rather than waiting. The issue with treatment during pregnancy is anesthesia and post op infections. If you have...
My rule of thumb is to advise all patients avoid alcohol 24 hrs beforehand 48 hrs after surgery. Vitamins should be discontinued 2 weeks before and resumed no sooner than 48 hrs after surgery. This only applies if all surgeries had been completed. If your reconstruction is delayed, then 48 hrs...
