Dark spot on suture line 3 weeks post Mohs. Any way to make it look better quicker? (Photo)

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I had Mohs three weeks ago for bcc. My nose has been really red around the sutures since then. I have used mupirocin several times a day. Yesterday a black spot 3mm in diameter showed up. I went to dermatologist today she poked it with needle and expressed blood. She said it was a broken blood vessel and would take many months to go away. Any way to make it look better quicker? If I went to a plastic surgeon could they do anything? Thoughts? Thanks.

Barbara Jemec, MD, FRCS(Plast) · Answer

It is probably a dissolving suture, which will surface.If you massage it, the irritation will make it come out quicker.Everything should settle with time.Don't be worried!

Quenby Erickson, DO, FAAD, FACMS · Answer

It looks as though you are having a suture reaction called a spitting suture. Typically this can be expressed as your derm did by poking it with a needle and pressing around it to express it like a pimple. It should get better right away but if not and it gets worse, please call your derm and let her know so that she can order you some antibiotics.

Dark spot on suture line 3 weeks post Mohs. Any way to make it look better quicker? (Photo)

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