what can i expect after mohs surgery on my nose ?
how painful is it?
The pain is not anything a few over the counter pain killers can't treat. I had mohs surgery on my nose 5 months ago. Just be sure to insist on getting a Rx to prevent staff (sp?) infections when you leave. I was not given one, and have had 3 staff infections ever since.
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I had Mohs Surgery on my nose a few months ago; what an unexpected and painfully awful process. The healing time was much longer than anticipated (based on what I was told by the dermatologist) and the scarring much more severe as well. The wound takes several weeks to heal to the point of not feeling self-conscious when you go out in public and the scarring requires dermabrasion, which as I understand will take another two to three weeks to heal. I would investigate another procedure if at all possible. A close friend of mine was recently diagonsed with Basil cell and underwent the PDT procedure - she seemed much happier with her outcome than did I.
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Thursday, September 24, 2009 at 06:36 PM
Deborah
Monday, September 28, 2009 at 03:32 PM
what is PDT
Deborah
Monday, September 28, 2009 at 03:41 PM
What is PDT
after no pain after stiches where removed no pain just odd numbness
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they give you novecain(sp) that hurts then it is like you are numb but not
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I had Mohs on the rim of my nose at the end of July/09.... it is end Sept. now...... I basically went ahead with it because, compared to the other option, it was a surer cure, even if it was more disfiguring. I had plastic surgery the following evening.... am still healing from that.... they took cartillage from just inside the ear, and stuffed it into the hole from the Mohs.... but i think that they may have to adjust the cartillage, and remove some of it... because it is "mounded" a bit. I am scheduled for dermabrasion in early October, to sand down the scar lines.... but was told that if the cartillage needs "tweaking", they will reschedule to do that, instead.
I must say that i had minimal discomfort from all of this.... it's just been pretty unsightly at the beginning.... just now i've begun to go out without bandage. If I wear makeup, it still looks funny. My 21 year old son has teased me! (Nice guy!). Good luck with your process... have patience.... you did what was really necessary!