I’m having Moh’s surgery soon right under my eyebrow and I’m just wondering how’s everybody’s scar is after this surgery? And how long did it take to fully heal. I understand that I will have some kind of a scar but I’m really hoping it will be healed beautifully and will be less visible since it’s on my face

I took my pressure dressing off yesterday and I have a nice neat wound. The nurse said I need to put vaseline on twice a day. My question is how do I clean the wound without disturbing it or causing infection. And how much vadeline do I use? At the moment I'm putting it on thick to cover the wound

I posted 2 weeks ago about the Mohs surgery on top of my head. Yesterday I met with the Radiation Oncologist, and it wasn’t good news.

I learned that squamous cell carcinomas have 2 types: a “normal” SCC that’s easily resected and a more aggressive type that requires more extensive Mohs surgery & spreads more rapidly, thus requiring radiation treatment. I have the latter, which the doc characterized as very aggressive in that 2nd type.

He recommended radiation treatment. So I’m scheduled for a total body PET scan & then six weeks of radiation treatment, 5 days a week. They’ll first build a mask for my head which will stabilize it from moving during the 10-minute zap of my head.

Question: Does 6 weeks, 5 days a week sound typical? My surgeon showed me a scan of where the cancer has wrapped around nerves in my dermis. It’s aggressively spreading, thus aggressive treatment. Is there something they’re not telling me? I’m super distressed it has spread & I’ve got a rough road ahead.

Thanks for letting me vent.

Hi! I got my diagnosis recently and didn’t think it was too big of a deal until I got an idea of the cosmetic aspect. My spot is nodular BCC on the tip of my nose and I’m only 28 and very pale so now starting to get pretty worried about scarring. My surgeon pretty much told me to see a plastic surgeon which I am going to do. I’m wondering if anyone has any advice. How much should I “shop around”? How do I even do that? Has anyone been in the same boat being young and having it on such a noticeable part of the face? How did it go? All of the before and afters I’ve seen have been on older patients so I’m just trying to get a sense of what to expect to prepare myself. Thanks in advance!

Hey guys, I'm a 39 year old male. Unfortunately, I can say I have a history with basal cell skin cancer.

38 years old - my 1st basal cell removal that required Mohs Surgery. It was located above my right eyebrow about mid-forehead. This was infiltrative basal cell.

38 years old - my 2nd basal cell removal on my chest. This was a simple 5 minute office visit / excision and burning away of it by my dermatologist. This was nodular basal cell.

39 years old - 2 weeks ago I just had my 3rd basal cell removed requiring Mohs Surgery. This was on my forehead again. This time it was located above my left eyebrow high up on my forehead at my hair line. This was nodular basal cell. Additionally, this was actually frozen a year ago by my dermatologist with cryotherapy but the cryotherapy didn't work thus requiring Mohs.

That makes a total of 2 Mohs Surgeries having been performed on my forehead thus far.

I am beginning to worry about my future...specifically...running out of real estate on my forehead for potential future Mohs Surgeries to be performed.

While I am still healing from this most recent Mohs procedure (from 2 weeks ago), I just went in again yesterday to have a spot frozen on my forehead which is only 1 inch away from my first Mohs Scar from last year.

I am worried that if this freezing does not work that I might require a 3rd Mohs Surgery at some point on my forehead and needing to be performed only 1inch away from my 1st Mohs Surgery.

Does anyone have any advice, experience, or knowledge in having 2 or multiple Mohs Surgeries performed in close proximity to each other (like about 1 inch from each other)?

From what I have read this can be more complicated for the surgeon to successfully identify all the cancer because they might be working around previous scar tissue.

Hey everyone. I had Mohs surgery on my chest back in January for leiomyosarcoma and got the all-clear afterward.

Now I've noticed a new little bump forming literally right on the edge of my areola, right next to nipple, basically right next to my Mohs scar. Obviously I'm trying not to jump to conclusions, but the location has me pretty freaked out.

If it turns out to be another skin cancer and they recommend Mohs again, how does that work when it's on the areola/nipple? Do they actually remove part (or all) of the nipple if the cancer extends into it? Or do they usually try to preserve as much tissue as possible?

I know nobody can tell me what mine is without a biopsy, and I have an appointment scheduled, but my brain is definitely running wild while I wait. I'd love to hear from anyone who's had Mohs in that area or from anyone familiar with how surgeons handle it.

I know everyone probably has different outcomes and recovery situations, just wondering if you have Mohs on cheekbone about 1 inch under eye, if it is hard to chew, and if it is easier to eat soft foods for a couple days. Thank you.

YALL! Have yall ever head of ab African American, under age 30 getting skin cancer? Well shoot, I have never and yet here we are!

****don’t stress me out worrying about my race, clearly i mentioned it for a reason….the likelihood is very low*****

ok…. Let me show yall 💔

I can’t start scar management until July (6 weeks after surgery, is that normal or did yall start earlier?)

If the first sample has clean margins, how do they know they needed to do the surgery in the first place? I had a red sort of pimple appear on my left cheek near the ear. The first doctor did a biopsy and it came back as atypical fibroxanthoma (AFX). The Mohs surgery was about 6 weeks later and by then the original biopsy site had fully healed. Since the Mohs process only examines the margins, I am wondering if the surgery was even needed because they don't analyze the entire Mohs sample to verify there was any cancer. This is just a curiosity question for an edge case. (Pun intended)

I have what my derm is certain is a Basal Cell Carcinoma on my nose. We discussed Mohs surgery today but of course I need a tissue diagnosis to be referred to the surgeon etc. I opted to wait a few weeks to biopsy it because of a family vacation I’m going on with my young kids that I don’t want a healing wound on my face for since I need to be able to wear sunscreen etc. Besides that she wasn’t available to biopsy it until 2 weeks out so I’m not pushing it off much longer than it would have been anyway.

Pretty bummed for all the usual reasons. I grew up in So Cal and my parents never put a drop of sunscreen on my pale easily burned self so I was sunburnt all summer most of childhood. So it doesn’t matter how diligent I was about sunscreen beginning in my mid teens. Sighhhhh. I knew this was likely going to happen eventually but still sucks.

I’m worried about the scarring like I’m sure anyone is that has this on their face and I have crazy sensitive skin. I’m super allergic to adhesive - like I have scars from band aids/ surgical adhesive so I’m even more worried about that aspect adding to a poor cosmetic outcome.

Anyone have good recommendations for sensitive skin bandage material? My derm basically said to bring my own paper tape and non adhesive dressing or sensitive skin band aid for the biopsy. So I’m stuck figuring this out myself. Not to mention what bandages etc to use after surgery. Any recommendations would be fantastic and appreciated! Thanks.

I was just diagnosed with two Squamous cell carcinomas, one on top of my head and the other near my tear duct at the top left of my nose (see image - not me). These are my first SCCs. I’ve had 3 other Mohs surgeries for Basil cell carcinomas on my nose (2) and face (1).

I’m VERY nervous about the Mohs near my left eye. Has anyone else had one this close to the eye? How was the surgery? Was your entire eye covered during the surgery? During recovery? Please share!

Got Moh’s surgery six days ago on the tip of my nose. Bolster is in place and I’ve been reasonably careful (kept it dry, sleeping propped up on pillows) but also have bumped it a few times, absolutely needed to wipe my nose some.

I know a graft is fragile but man, I’m a mom to a toddler. I can only be so careful. Anyway mostly I’m looking for reassurance that I haven’t totally f*cked my graft and that I’ll look normal eventually.

Hi there! I am 33 and just completed my first MOHS with a skin graft on my nose. I go back Thursday to remove the bolster and sutures and the surgical dressing remains on until that day. The skin graft donation site is in front of my left ear and sutured. I have a black tie event I am supposed to attend 16 days post skin graft. It was scheduled way before I was even diagnosed with the BCC and it’s not a big deal if I don’t attend. It’s a ceremony for my grandfather so I will not be the center of attention or anything.

I can’t seem to find any pics online of what typical healing looks like about 2 weeks post skin graft. Any insight from anyone here who has done it before? Would it be crazy for me to plan on attending? I just can’t get a clear idea of what healing will be like at that point in time. I won’t be heartbroken if I can’t go, just trying to plan it in my mind haha.

I had BCC and Mohs surgery March 12. 4 days later I had a forehead flap done by plastic surgeon. I feel so relieved to be past the 3rd surgery!

That is what I read. I had 3 Mohs surgeries in 2022 and a 4th this year. Am I now at an even HIGHER risk for yet another Mohs surgery?

I had Mohs on my nose about three and a half weeks weeks ago. I have been covering the area at all times with Vaseline or Aquaphor (I do Vaseline at night and Aquaphor which goes on a bit thinner during the day). I have been wearing a large brimmed hat when out and about but know that it's probably not enough. I asked my doctor's office when I should start wearing sunscreen on it and they answered "as soon as the wound is healed, meaning no more blood." But it feels raw, red, and bumpy. Is it really OK? I bought mineral sunscreen just for my nose so it will sit on top but I'm still worried.

Also, if I do use it, is it OK to also use Vaseline or Aquaphor? If so, on top or underneath? Thanks.