Has anyone had revision surgery to debulk the flap over the defect?

That is a shame.  I had flap surgery last January and it has healed ok but it has taken 9 months for the bulge to go.  It was strange as I kept seeing this bulge as you do and then suddenly one morning I looked and it was flat not raised. My Plastic Surgeon said it would take a year to be right and he was correct.  I can still see a scar but friends say they can't, think they are being kind. I have seen a lot of people on here talk about silicone patches and I asked what these were as he never mentioned them to me.  I looked on Amazon and they are like silicone plasters you wear at night for scar repair. Have these been mentioned to you.  These skin cancers are pesky things that people don't take seriously enough.  Was the actual lesion on your forehead or did he do the flap from there to another area.  Keep in touch as we are here to support onje another xx

Hi there!  Your experience with the bulging is both encouraging and scary to me. :) That it could flatten out on its own is encouraging, but if he thins it with surgery, will it eventually concave?  Yikes. The waiting game is nerve racking and doing a number on my self-esteem. My flap went the sidewall of my nose.   About a 2cm defect. The scar along the top is really ugly.  I hope this can be fixed with laser and dermabrasion.  That's the plan at some point, but I am so impatient. Did you have any of these corrective procedures done? I am told they are effective, but I was also told steroid shots would work on the bulging.

The day they removed the stitches, they handed me a bottle of liquid silicone and I was told to apply twice a day and then cover that with sunscreen during the day. They also said massage will help but didn't tell me what that meant. Later, one of the nurses told me to massage it with vitamin e oil.  Then I read on the internet that vitamin e oil can make scars look worse.  I am terrible at asking questions during appointments, so I never feel like I have all the information straight. 

Hi again.  My Consultant never mention silicone or anything like that, told me to massage and be hard when you massage. I used bio oil and nivea cream in the blue tin as no perfume.  I used to sit in the evening massaging as I watched tv.  I use No 7 facial sun cr3am factor 50.  I will friend you and we can chat confidentially and I will send you a picture of mine how it was and how it is now.  My surgeon did say if I wasn't happy with the scars there is nothing he couldnt fix and he did say he could redefine my facial line, but we both decided it didnt need doing.  Here for you anytime xx

hey!  Thanks so much! It's really nice to chat with someone with experience.  There is so little information on the in between stages of this procedure and the doctors and nurses stay so positive that you think it is going to be better than it is.  I think the lack of realistic expectations is purposely left out of the pre-op conversations else no one would do this.  I still regret not opting for a full thickness skin graft based on the location and size of my defect.  I changed my mind at the last minute.  I am not convinced the results are going to be better with the flap.  Actually worse because of the brow where the flap was flipped, that has turned out really poorly and now needs revisions to fix it.   

I am going to try the tape too.  Why not, can't make it worse, right?  I am using the Cetaphil sunscreen but I am not a fan. It stays white on my skin. I plan to pick up a really good sunscreen from my esthetician next time I go in there. I will be entertaining every scar reducing procedure offered. My surgeon seems to be really focused on making sure I am completely happy in the end.  Which is good but is going to take a long time.  I am not a patient person. ;)