Should I shave or clip my hair before surgery for the removal of 2cm bcc on the crown of my scalp?

Thank you for your question. Soap and water is actually perfectly fine to run over the healing wound for cleaning, and is often recommended. Hydrogen peroxide should be reserved for wounds with fibrin within them (lacy white-colored tissue within early healing wounds), and should be used only...

If there is fibrin in the wound (early, healing tissue), then 1-2 times of cleaning the wound with hydrogen peroxide is okay, in order to lift some of the fibrin off of the healing wound (debridement). In general, any more use of this than that is not recommended, as hydrogen peroxide is known...

This is determined on a case-by-case basis, so please stay in touch with your surgeon regarding this timing. Typical treatments begin somewhere 1-3 months after surgery, but it is highly variable.

Surgical Excision. There may be additional recommendations of radiation or other chemotherapy too, depending on the exact diagnosis. These are best reviewed with your surgeon. I hope this helps.

Thank you for your question. Either a Mohs Micrographic Surgeon or a Plastic Surgeon is the correct choice to handle this. The difference is that the Mohs surgeon is able to check the margins while you are still in the office and prior to closure of the defect, while a plastic surgeon will have...