I had Mohs surgery on my forehead in November 2015. I lost the feeling in my scalp and was told by my surgeon that the cancer had wrapped around my nerves so they had to be cut away. He did say that the nerves may grow back due to my age I was 34. Post surgery I noticed that my hair grew in different directions&become more coarse at the roots. At the moment my scalp is really itchy and has a burning sensation a lot of the time -It's driving me mad! My scalp feels tingly, any advice is welcome.
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Thank you for your question. If the biopsy came back as a keratoacanthoma
skin cancer, then your dermatologist was correct in recommending Mohs
surgery. While treating pre-cancers with
liquid nitrogen is a viable treatment option, treating a skin cancer with
liquid nitrogen alone is...
Thank you for your question. It would be best to follow-up with the Mohs
micrographic surgeon who performed your skin surgery. Lesions on the legs take the longest to heal
so it is important to follow the instructions of your surgeon. Developing a non-healing wound or ulcer...
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...