I was recently diagnosed with superficial spreading melanoma in situ on my third toe. My dermatologist would like to perform "slow mohs" to remove the remaining tissue. He has told me that the area will be open for 1 week while the samples are mapped and then go back in to either remove more tissue and/or close the area. Does this seem like the right procedure for my toe and will this procedure have the same cure rates and a WLE? Everything I am reading for slow mohs is for lintigo melanoma.
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You should return to your surgeon for an examination of the site. At nearly a month out you should not require hydrogen peroxide to clean it and the site should be closed. "This answer has been solicited without seeing this patient and
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Usually when there is an issue with a skin graft it is different than what you are describing. It happens because insufficient blood supply affects the transposed tissue and therefore it dies and doesn't last. While some of what you are describing sounds normal after a graft, the smell is what...
I want to be clear. The purpose of Mohs is to remove skin cancer and save as much tissue as possible. This was not a cosmetic procedure. This was a skin cancer surgery. When you have skin cancer and tissue needs to be removed to get the cancer out, we have to work with the tissue and muscle that...