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Skin Cancer

Archives for June 2014

Basal cell/nose flap
Hello, Just curious if anyone has had a nose flap and what is recovery like. I'm 44, this is my third bcc, had one removed in 2010 from forehead with clear margins and shoulder in 2013 with c mAr Nose is 0.60 cm, had general surgeon remove it with 3 stiches, margins were not clear and was referred to plastic surgeon who…
What the heck did the dermatologist do to me!? Nitrogen?
The dermatologist I went to was roughly 80 years old. I know age shouldn't matter. But he's a hard core, old school type of guy. I got to ask no questions, he asked no history, nothing. I showed him the "spot" I was worried about on my chest. He said "huh...yea we could probably take that off". I asked him what he thought…
Basal a Cell Carcinoma
I've just been dx with basal cell carcinoma on my forehead. My biopsy report said it was deep at margins. I was told I will need mohs surgery and plastic surgery to repair. im a little scared about the process. I'm scheduled for surgery in August. That's the soonest it could be coordinated with plastic surgery. Has anyone…
In a panic: New brown spot on my skin
I'm worried tonight: Do new dark brown, raised spots normally appear on people in their 30s? I thought benign spots were only a sign of aging. I just discovered a new dark brown spot on my skin where there was none before. It seems to have appeared almost overnight, or at least grown very quickly. It looks symmetrical, mid…

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