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Awaiting treatment of a BCC by Plastic surgeon and finding the wait very stressful. Thinking of trying to get a private consultation and wonder if anyone has knowledge of a good plastic surgeon who specialises in this field in the Lancashire area. Any...
Hi all. I have actinic keratoses on my face and body. I have been using regencorr cream for almost 4 weeks now. I have to switch to a 1 every other day regimen soon. But, before this, I have decided to take a break from the treatment for a week so that...
I recently went for an excision of a BCC on my scalp. The skin specialist said it had been "mismeasured" and therefore she couldn't remove all of it because she wouldn't be able to close the skin. She partly removed it and referred me to a Plastic surgeon...
After being diagnosed with Infiltrating Basal Cell Carcinoma this summer I have had surgery to remove the beast. 3 views. No.1 The surgeon put my lip back together. No.2 One week after the surgery and all but the dissolving stitches are out. ...
I had a forehead flap surgery 4 months ago. The flap over the defect is still swollen (despite 2 shots) and the area at my brow has been raised the whole time. There is a lump there that I think is from the fold of the flap. I look constantly angry or...
Hi i have recently had a bcc removed on my cheek just below my eye. Wanted to check as the top of my eye is very swollen when i wake up . Is this normal. thanks
Hi everyone. Please can someone help me. I'm feeling so low and worried. I know it isn't so serious as others have it but i need to please chat with anyone who has had BCC removal on their nose. It isn't MOHs procedure or skin graph, it was cut away from...
Hi it’s 7 weeks since my BCC removal on my face. I had flap surgery and have a long scar under my eye, down my nose and diagonally from nostril towards my mouth. Bit of a shock as I was only expecting a scar of about 2cm! So I’ve struggled mentally a...
Hi i'm so glad to find this group because I don't know how to deal with my recent diagnosis. I'm 27 and so was shocked to find out I have a BCC on my forward as the GP had said that it's rare for people my age to get them and had only given me some...
Hi my dermatologist recently examined an area on the tip of my nose just at the side and said it was a BCC . I am due to have a punch biopsy on the 19th. Will my nose be likely to need any type of reconstruction surgery because of where it is ?
