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Has any one any advice on wearing glasses post op following nose flap repair for BCC?, please? How long does it take until full length ski flap and right side of nose heals and can wear glasses? Thank you.
I had a bcc removed from the centre of my forehead with MOHS yesterday. Because of the positioning of the wound, both my eyebrows are considerably raised in the centre looking very odd. My little boy asked why do I look so worried. Has anyone else experienced...
Hi, I had a wide local excision for lentigo maligna just under 4 weeks ago. The scar runs from under my inner eye down toward my lip, about 2 inches long. On the surface, it seems to be healing very well, but I’ve started getting very tiny bits of blood...
Hi there - I am awaiting MOHS surgery for a BCC on the side of my nose. I had a biopsy in December 2024 which confirmed infiltrative BCC. I saw the Consultant in Jan 2025 and was told it was a 7-8 month waiting list. I called again this week and was told...
I visited my doctor last week for a lesion on my back I was concerned about which has grown a lot in the last couple of months. After using the dermascope, doctor said it was a traumatized nevus so to return in 10 weeks to check on it. I also mentioned...
I’ve just been offered the possibility (after just about having every treatment available for skin cancer) of Nivolumab and I know everyone is different but I just wondered if anyone has had this treatment and your thoughts please?
This may seem an odd subject but in the face of so much uncertainty I'm trying to live as normally as possible and feel good. I'm NED at the moment and on Keytruda every 6 weeks. I would like to have a small filler procedure as the one I had a few years...
I just about manage a day's work. The fatigue and tiredness when I arrive home leaves me needing a nap before bed or going to bed very early. Has anyone else had this.
I got diagnosed on march 20th and got discharged from hospital on 24th March. I have Necrobiosis Lipodocia in my right lower leg, which I've been suffering with for 13 years. They finally did a biopsy after begging for investigation for years as lost...
3 weeks ago i had a SCC removed from the back of my hand and it's been covered with a changeable light dressing ever since as it's still wet and weeping a bit. There is no sign of infection and the medical team are happy with it. But do I keep the dressing...
