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Without seeing the exact location and size of the skin cancer, it is impossible to say for sure whether you will have bruising or swelling around the eye, although it is certainly possible that this would be the case.In general, reconstructive surgery after Mohs procedures to remove skin cancer can sometimes require extended healing periods, depending on the extent of surgery required to appropriately close the defect.Good luck! - Dr. Gregory Lewen
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 left untreated could go into your eye area and leave you blind. I'd be happy to have a bruise for a bit and no more BCC there!"This answer has been solicited without seeing this patient and cannot be held as true medical advice, but only opinion. Seek in-person treatment with a trained medical professional for appropriate care."
It is probably a dissolving suture, which will surface.If you massage it, the irritation will make it come out quicker.Everything should settle with time.Don't be worried!
It can take a number of months for the graft to flatten and you should ask you PS regarding scar management and massage. It can take 12-18 months for the graft to blend.
Yes it is normal to have the symptoms you describe after having surgery on the scalp. It does take a number of weeks/months for this to resolve.
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. ...
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.
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.