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BCC removed. The area is closed but still red. Can I swim laps in a chlorinated pool which is my normal exercise? (Photo)

nosetip1Sep 16, 2015
3weeks post MOHs to remove BCC from tip of nose. Can I swim laps in a chlorinated pool? Area red and lumpy but closed. I use aquaphor twice a day.

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Dr. Gary L. Ross, MBChB, FRCS
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Answered on Jan 3, 2016
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Dr. Hayes B. Gladstone, MD
Dermatologic Surgeon, Board Certified in Dermatology
Answered on Sep 21, 2015
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