BCC removed from inside right ear (Mohs) last Tues, dressing removed Thurs, stitches to be removed Tues. Skin graft over the site with a cotton ball (now saturated with blood) covered with antibiotic ointment stitched to hold it in place. Have cleaned dried blood from area. Are adding ointment to keep area covered. Thank you.
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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...
You are experiencing what a called paresthesias , which are abnormal Sensations. Over the next several months they should get better and disappear. Could it take as long as a year? Possible