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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, followed by fractional laser for scar topography and contour. We recommend Plato’s Scar Serum twice daily for the immediate postoperative period. Fractional laser is safe for scar laser therapy. There are treatments for swelling and edema of the scars. If there is residual sutures or edema, we advise you to follow a scar treatment protocol that can minimize the time to recovery. Our office specializes in scar revisions for Moh’s surgery. Best, Dr. KaramanoukianRealself100 Surgeon
Scars can take up to a year to fully develop and will soften over time. Massaging early on (after a month or two) can accelerate that softening process. You can massage the area with firm circular motion 5-10 minutes every hour while you are awake. With the upper lip, you can massage the area by pinching the site between your two fingers. If after a few months, it's still firm and raised, you can see your doctor about possible steroid injections as well. Hopefully this helps!
I would just massage when you think about it. You can never do it too much. It will take 6 months up to one year for the scar to fully mature. I find that lip closures take and will feel firm and tight for many, many months!Sincerely, DrRickAZ
Typically, after Mohs surgery on the face, sutures are removed 7-10 days later. Keeping the wound clean and covered with ointment and a bandage are recommended until it has healed. Ultimately healing can take many months. If you have anything going on with the area such as a firm nodule that you may be massaging, you should be seen for scar treatment evaluation.
Basal cell skin cancers are slow growing, locally destructive tumors. A "little BCC" on an edge should create no issues as long as once the infection clears a reexcision with margins free of tumor is performed.
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...
For general information, a skin graft often goes through a "healing phase" in the first couple of weeks where it can appear discolored in part or even in whole. Parts of the surface may also have some changes. In many cases this is within the normal range and does not predict a poor out...
