BCC on scalp - hair regrowth

Hi CJO36 and a very warm welcome to the online community which I hope you'll find is both an informative and supportive place to be.

Hi CJO36  I have had 2 bcc's removed from my face.  A few weeks ago I had something removed from my scalp, but the plastic surgeon is confident that it was a pillar cyst, but awaiting histology report.  I have a bald area about the size of a 2p. Hopefully my hair should regrow as hair folicles are still there, but not much sign of it yet.  It was stitched and top part of the scar has taken ages to heal. Once I have the all clear I have lots of potions to try and massage into the scalp to stimulate hair growth.  If you have a skin graft on your scalp then the hair doesnt grow again.  Hope this helps a bit for you.  Good Luck we are all here to support one another in this group .

Hi Harlyn, Thanks so much for sharing your experience. Hope all your potions do the trick and you get some good regrowth. 

I had an appointment yesterday with a private consultant as it's a 12 month wait on the NHS for the surgery. He actually didn't think it was a clear cut BCC and wants to do a scrape biopsy first. He has set my expectations that it still may be, but he doesn't think it's conclusive so wants to check. I wasn't expecting that at all so trying not to get my hopes up! 

Hi there,

I had quite a large bcc removed from my scalp. It had to be skin grafted so I have a bald patch there so the hair won’t grow back, It’s on the right side of my scalp and I have got used to it, I style my hair to cover it.

I waited over 6 months from biopsy to see a plastic surgeon on the Nhs, it was a few weeks from seeing the plastic surgeon to having the procedure 

Good luck with your treatment.

I had all my treatments done privately too.  Where are you having them done at 

I’ve just had a melanoma removed from my scalp, with a skin graft from a donor site on my thigh. It’s been six weeks and I can say that it’s healed quite well. It’s a hard round indentation and numb (nerve endings been cut). They also shaved some hair around the graft and that’s growing back now but still at the “short buzz cut” stage.

The hair won’t grow back and it’s all a bit messy around it so I’ve decided to try a few things: parting my hair from the other side, and wearing headbands and berets. The beret is perfect as it also covers the back of my head where the hair is still growing out… 

anyway - I’m looking into style advice on YouTube and getting complements on the beret look. As I’ll be wearing it for a while I updated my profile picture and making it my “look”. 

wishing you the best on your journey! It’s a tough time but you can use the opportunity to try different looks. Take care, be well.

I had your exact situation. They did Mohs to remove the BCC and the void was too large so they used Integra Skin for part 1 so that my skin would granulate over the void. Then I had them graft my scalp with hair and it transplanted a lot of follicles so I have a small bald spot.