I thought my MOHS wound treatment was going great, and then last Sunday I woke up with red puffiness in my face and gross pus. I called the clinic and they put me on an antibiotic and also asked me to use polysporin. It is doing much better now. I think the cause was I had shaved too close to the wound with an electric razor. These are the pictures Sheri ook to send to the doctor so she could see what was happening.
My MOHS surgery happened Wednesday. In this surgery a layer of skin is removed and then examined. If any cancer remains then another layer is removed. I had two layers removed in a circle on my cheek about the size of a nickel. The second layer wasn't as big as there was only cancer in a corner. My skin cancer is squamous cell carcinoma. I understand this type is sometimes deeper. They then closed it with stitches, telling me they pinched it into a line. I read the MD notes which said the put in nine stitches, four underneath and then five on the surface. Looking at the picture it looks more like 20 stitches on top. I know it took them a long time to sew it all up.
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