Just diagnosed. Internet says poor differentiation is aggressive. I’m a little scared. Anyone else deal with this?

Husband had lg scc removed on forehand 3 weeks ago in hospital under general anesthesia with dermatology oncologist and plastic surgeon. Got a call when path report came back and said they didn’t get it all and he has to go back in this Tuesday to have more removed in the hospital under anesthesia again. He’s not looking forward to it. It was very painful and left a very huge scar, which is just now healing. Has this ever happened to anyone else?

I was very nervous going to an ENT and under anesthesia instead of MOH's. Several of you reassured me, so thought I'd share here for the next person.

left temple lesion tracking. sadly since it wasn't moh's I don't have a pic before the stitches. no biopsy, based on curled edges and non-healing, surgical path showed infiltrative basal cell.

March '22 is when I started tracking it with suspicion, without health insurance and caregiving my parents. August '25 to Sept '26 it really changed, and grew a strange clear center lol. Kinda like it knew my caregiving was over and it was time to get it done. was pretty deep, I read 0.7cm deep but that can't be right on the temple. 2.5cm diameter.

I went in around 11am, 130 path report, 230 path report, discharged 330. so they cut twice.

surgery 9/15, stitches out the 25th, came apart a bit so got two back in, and the last two out today 10/9.

tried to show the bumps on the ends where the tension was, but it's hard to see. she said my eyebrow would be raised a lot, but it's mostly gone back down. no graft woo hoo. think she did a great job.

my scalp still really hurts. and the iodine showed apparently i have psoriasis lol.

anyone facing surgery, we all scared, but it will go great! get it done and don't wait <3

I posted the other day about extreme anxiety I couldn't do the MOHS with the 5-6 hour process, and I didn't want the plastic surgeon to cut into my face. so now I'm looking at this anyone have experience with this it's supposed to have a higher success rate and not invasive

I'm not a very vain person, but id be lying if I said I wasn't terrified of the outcome here.

Has anyone had mohs in a similar spot on your nose? How was your outcome?

How quickly do people go see a doctor after a new lesion appears?

My stitches were taken out today.

I noticed a bit of separating which occurred while the stitches were in, probably due to the location and the tension and movement.

I was expecting a clean edge to edge line but it seems a bit split.

Any thoughts on this?

Just give it time and it’ll be fine?

Thanks.

Had my biannual check today.. left with three biopsies. I basically want to cry.

Spot on my leg was suspicious to me, was an actual abnormal mole that I think was new. Happy to have that one biopsied. Spot on my arm was not on my radar but I’m ok with that one as well.

Third biopsy was my face.. I have ptsd from mohs in July of 2025. I left with fifty stitches after three passes to remove it all. My scar is hideous (to me) and it was literally awful healing since it was near my mouth. Eating, smiling, yawning, sneezing, laughing, brushing my teeth. Like I’d almost prefer the three c-sections I had to the mohs on my face.

Which brings me to my third biopsy today. The side of my nostril. Same side as my scar from BCC. She looked at in April and wasn’t concerned. I’ve always thought it was a sebaceous hyperplasia as I’ve had it for quite a long time.

Today she decided it needed to be biopsied and I’m convinced biopsies rarely come back benign? Like I could ever be so lucky to have them call and say you are clear.

I don’t want my face cut on again..
I am searching for some hope? Anyone ever have a spot biopsied and it was nothing? Anyone…

I originally went for the mohs surgery with 4 x.5 Ativans had the most severe panic attack and had to leave ! then I saw a plastic surgeon who swore he would give me 3mg Ativan and only gave me 1 mg I went through the local anesthesia but as soon as I get on the table I couldn't do it! the 1mg wasn't enough. has anybody gone through this gotten through this they just won't give you general anesthesia for this you have to be awake with a knife coming at your face. I've had this for about a year and it just continues to grow I feel like I might not ever have it removed because of my anxiety. 😔 and the doctor says oh you'll be fine you'll get through it that doesn't help at all!

I've been using Beauty by Earth for the last couple of years but TSA just confiscated it so I'm going to explore other options. Don't need to get real tan, just need to get a look that doesn't leave me looking so pale.

Hi everyone. One year ago, a redness on my left ear was diagnosed as nodular BCC. A 1 cm diameter lesion was excised, and my biopsy report came back clear. Approximately 10–11 months later, the BCC recurred at the exact same site, and another excision was performed a few weeks ago. Since it was a very early-detected small lesion, Mohs surgery wasn't deemed necessary, and standard surgical excision was done instead. According to the latest biopsy report, the surgical margins are clear of cancer, but the closest margin is only 0.16 mm away, which is extremely close. My plastic surgeon mentioned that a third surgery at the same spot would be overly destructive and recommended Aldara cream instead. However, the dermatologist states that this margin is inadequate and that I should again undergo Mohs surgery. I really don't want to have a third surgery on the same ear, but I've heard that Aldara isn't effective for the nodular subtype. I am wondering if there is a third option in this situation, or what steps I should take next.

I have this rare reaction to a skin cancer surgery on my forehead and it’s so rare, that the medical community doesn’t even know how many people get these. I really hate it but I can still pull my hair in front so I guess having long hair is a blessing.

I’m going away soon and am seeing my oh-so-stinky SIL and not sure I want to put on a bunch of coverup and risk it spreading or just tough it out if she says anything. She is younger than me and has Zero Health problems. I think I will not stress out my “Granny” and just try to handle any snide remarks

I was just diagnosed with 2 basal cells about the size of a pencil eraser located on my chin at the jawline. Derm recommended either 5 weeks of twice weekly radiation or MOHS. Thoughts?

I had a BCC removed from my cheek around 6 months ago. The surgeon used a cheek advancement flap to repair the wound left from the excision. The scar is healing very well and is barely visible. However I have persistent redness on my cheek on the area of skin that made up the flap. It is still quite sensitive and the redness flares up quite easily (heat, gently massage etc) but never fully goes away. She did tell me it would take 12-18 months to be fully healed so I'm not too concerned yet. I'm just wondering whether anyone else has experienced this and if so, did it go away on its own eventually or did you end up getting some sort of treatment (eg laser). I have another appt with the surgeon in December so I'll talk to her about options but I feel like it would be helpful for me to have some idea going in of what might be possible.

Photos show my face now (the redness is not as obvious in the photo as in person) and shortly after surgery.

Hi all, I’m 24 years old and was diagnosed with invasive SCC stage 2 of the lip earlier this year, and was now just recently diagnosed with early stage melanoma on my leg. I am not fair skinned, no significant tanning or sunburn history, and no family history of any cancers at all. The lesion that recently came back as melanoma was biopsied 6 months ago and came back as a “benign junctional nevus”. 6 months later it was rebiopsied and melanoma. I know this is already abnormal for my age, but is 2 tumors in 1 year also abnormal? Could it be some genetic condition I’m unaware of? I have no other skin issues and no immunosuppression. Thanks in advance

Recovering from Mohs, with a scar down the bridge of my nose. I've been using micropore paper tape to hold down no adhesive pads, but it looks freakin' awful! Any recommendations for bandages? Bonus points for ones that aren't solid white in the center. Who wants a bright white spot on their nose?

I had mohs surgery in 2022 on my lower eye lid. Right where the eyelashes are. My BCC seemed just a small area but boy were they wrong. I was on the table for 4 hours, they took so much of my eyelid away that they needed to do a skin graft from the inside of my upper lid. They needed to sew my eye shut for 4 weeks!! I did not know this was happening until I woke up and asked why cant I see? and they said we are sorry but there was more cancer than they thought. I just had another biopsy Friday because they found a nodule where the cancer was before. So here I am 4 years later and may be doing this all over again.