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Hi all, 1 month ago I had an SCC removed from my inner canthus which required a full thickness skin graft. Just wanting to hear from anyone who’s had a full thickness graft on the face and at what stage did the skin settle and look normal. The graft...
Hi, About 6 weeks ago I had 2 BCCs removed ; one each on each shoulder/upper chest. They’ve kind of healed ok but one is still a little red and ‘angry’ looking. GP has said it’s nothing to worry about. mum putting Vaseline on the scars after showering...
Good evening, My partner has been diagnosed with the above and we have been told it is a rare one. It involves the Supraorbital Nerve and is stage 3. He has just started Radiotherapy had 2 sessions and has 3 more weeks to go, just wondering if he...
Hi I have just had a biopsy for a mole that was on the bottom of my foot, the results showing a 1b melanoma. I now have to have a nuclear X-ray to determine whether the cancer has spread to the lymph nodes as well as a wide excision, I think that’s the...
Hi can anyone tell me if they have experienced this. The carcinoma came on very quick over 6 weeks which started off like a boil. I have had photo and a biopsy appointment next week. My lymph nodes are swollen and no infection. petrer
Hi, I thought I understood BCC but have just been reading that infiltrative, the type of BCC I have, can spread. I am feeling more concerned now. I would really appreciate hearing from anyone wirh this type of basal. Thanks Saelde
Was diagnosed with a BCC lesion on neck by my GP, way back in Aug 23. Photos taken and sent to the Dermatologist Dept in Cardiff S Wales. Then received a letter from my GP a few weeks later, advicing me that I would be seen in clinic in a few weeks...
Hi all. I feel a bit of a fraud even being on this website, when so many people are seriously ill. I had a BCC removed from my nose last year by punch biopsy. Unfortunately the doctor didn't take enough margin and it needs to be done again. I've been...
Hello, I have recently been informed that I have a small BCC on my chest which needs to be excised. In the space of a month it has changed from being raised, pink and waxy to hardly visible. I’ve read that they never really disappear but I don’t want...
Hi, I've recently been diagnosed with a superficial bcc above my lip following a biopsy. They are treating it twice daily with efudix for 6 weeks. I'm 2.5 weeks in and its reacting well as in its sore and red. Prior to this I was using the cream once...
