Should I still be wearing a bandage? Please post photos or reference. Moh's surgery middle of forehead, at hairline. Dime to nickel size. Linear closure I think. Both stitches and staples, removed in 10 days. Doctor's opinion then - healing properly. Keeping the wound moist with Aquaphor and bandaged. Now 6 weeks after surgery. Open hole is not getting smaller. Not hot, red, or painful. Yellow, sticky "pus" like material fills the hole. No smell or ooze. Without removal of material, I wash the wound, apply Aquaphor and bandage. No photos or references online.
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It takes time after the moh's surgery for the area to heal. I often counsel patients that it can take up to 1 year for the healing to take place. In our office we use microneedling and laser resurfacing to smoothen the skin and address any irregularities. Good luck with your healing process...
Thanks for the excellent question. It is very common to develop a black eye after Mohs around the eyes and nose. This is because the skin of the eyelids is very thin, and the orbits are concave and capture dependent bruising. The black eye can last for...
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...