Dorsal Nasal Flap - Post Mohs Surgery: Part I
This article is an update to Aldara skin cancer treatment: A Patient's Perspective and part one in a series of articles covering my personal experience with nasal reconstruction after the surgical removal of two basal cell carcinomas in close proximity to each other.
First off, good news, as my face and nose recovered well after the completion of the Aldara skin cancer treatment. Slight skin redness remains but with the help of celestone cream it shouldn’t be long before it’s all gone.
The pain and suffering associated with Aldara has been well worth it going on the results thus far and my treating Mohs surgeon appears quietly optimistic that the treatment has done it’s job of removing precancerous lesions (solar keratosis) and superficial basal cell carcinomas (BCC).
First off, good news, as my face and nose recovered well after the completion of the Aldara skin cancer treatment. Slight skin redness remains but with the help of celestone cream it shouldn’t be long before it’s all gone.
The pain and suffering associated with Aldara has been well worth it going on the results thus far and my treating Mohs surgeon appears quietly optimistic that the treatment has done it’s job of removing precancerous lesions (solar keratosis) and superficial basal cell carcinomas (BCC).
Postop dressing after Mohs surgery and Dorsal Nasal Flap
The Aldara treatment was a prelude to Mohs surgery to the left side of my nose, with a dorsal nasal flap being utilised straight afterwards to close the defect (hole).
This day only surgery took place on the 21 March, 2011 with the biopsy confirmed superficial multifocal basal cell carcinoma (BCC) and a 0.4 mm thick micronodular BCC being removed after the consumption of oral valium and an injection of a local anesthetic. As you can see by the image above, I’ve arrived home from this procedure with a whopping big dressing.
The grand opening (removal of dressing) for my nose will occur on the Wednesday 23 March, 2011. Touch wood I won’t need any correctional surgery.
To Mum, Jayne, Moonshadow, Max Coutinho, Livingsword, Lynda Lehmann and Michele, I thank you all for expressing your concerns and for passing on your best wishes. Yes, it’s been greatly appreciated and welcomed.
This day only surgery took place on the 21 March, 2011 with the biopsy confirmed superficial multifocal basal cell carcinoma (BCC) and a 0.4 mm thick micronodular BCC being removed after the consumption of oral valium and an injection of a local anesthetic. As you can see by the image above, I’ve arrived home from this procedure with a whopping big dressing.
The grand opening (removal of dressing) for my nose will occur on the Wednesday 23 March, 2011. Touch wood I won’t need any correctional surgery.
To Mum, Jayne, Moonshadow, Max Coutinho, Livingsword, Lynda Lehmann and Michele, I thank you all for expressing your concerns and for passing on your best wishes. Yes, it’s been greatly appreciated and welcomed.
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