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To: yarddog
I have had so many removed that I can’t remember the number.

Can you tell me the procedure employed to remove them? I just had a small basal cell lesion removed from my cheek via MOHS surgery, but I feel that MOHS was overkill in my case, and that perhaps another method should have been used.

5 posted on 08/09/2018 5:26:40 PM PDT by Salvey
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To: Salvey

My Father many years ago had them frozen with nitrogen. A few were simple surgeries.

Some of my first ones were just sliced off with a scalpel by a dermatologist. They were very slow to heal. The last 20 or so were all cut off and stitched and they healed much faster.

I had one on the bridge of my nose which the dermatologist sent me to a plastic surgeon. He wanted to take so many steps that I just cancelled and went to the local surgeon.

The local surgeon did a bang up job. I noticed he put the stitches in really close and there is only a tiny scar now.

The one Monday is quite large on my back and the Dr. drew me a diagram of how he will do it. I really don’t understand it but it involves an S shaped incision as he said it was too large to just cut off.


6 posted on 08/09/2018 5:38:57 PM PDT by yarddog
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