Why Didn't I Know Beforhand the Extent of the Scar? - Chicago, IL

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I was told Mohs is minimally invasive. oh my, not...

  • 19 Nov 2012
i was told Mohs is minimally invasive. oh my, not my case at all. i had a one cm mole about 2 cm below my eyelid. i trust the derm/onc i went to, and am happy he got all the CA. however, what i wasn't prepared for, after reading all the pre-op material i could get m hands on, was the extent of the revision scar. most of the literature cited "a few sutures." i ended up with a 3.5cm scar in a chevron pattern with a 2cm scar on the bottom half of the chevron. what gives?
 

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  • 19 Nov 2012

i found this derm/onc through my primary doc. he was amazingly courteous, and knowledgeable, as he's an MD/PHD in derm, with a great, well informed office staff of PAs and nurse practioners. the office's post op care was amazing, given other experiences with BCC or SCC with friends. basically, i just wasn't prepared for the extent of the revised scar, given it was a one cm dia. lesion. the literature online is inadequate to prepare PTs, i'm afraid. i have post op pics to share if you care to see them.

Updated on 19 Nov 2012:
i found this derm/onc through my primary doc. he was amazingly courteous, and knowledgeable, as he's an MD/PHD in derm, with a great, well informed office staff of PAs and nurse practioners. the office's post op care was amazing, given other experiences with BCC or SCC with friends. basically, i just wasn't prepared for the extent of the revised scar, given it was a one cm dia. lesion. the literature online is inadequate to prepare PTs, i'm afraid. i have post op pics to share if you care to see them.