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Squamous cell carcinoma on my face
Skin Health | Last Active: May 19 4:36pm | Replies (13)Comment receiving replies
I'm now healing from a large Moh,s surgery on my upper lip. It is at least 1 inch long & is from the bottom of my nostril to the inside of my lip. The one side of my upper lip appears to have disappeared into my mouth. It is hard to smile, both physically and literally.
I also have 2 separate scars on my nose which are quite visible, they were done several years ago. There are two more on my lower leg, but those are of course, are not so visible.
My surgeon is quite experienced, and is "fellow shipped trained".
Sometimes scars are unavoidable.
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I've had two MOHS on my upper lip. Both well repaired by 2 different drs. The first was like yours, from nose to inside lip. I ate with a straw for a week. Also use water pik to clean teeth as I couldn't get a brush in. 3 yrs later its not so bad. One side of my mouth is shorter and I'm missing one bow but lip liner hides it ok. Main thing is don't procrastinate when you get a red spot. I've gone on to other scc's around my head and now on my second set of radiation, I believe due to not getting checked soon enough.