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Squamous Cell Carcinomas (skin): What are the different treatments?

Cancer | Last Active: Jul 23 3:34pm | Replies (26)
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@michelleengelmanbern

Hopefully all is going well. I was just diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma of the skin and am looking on the platform for others who have had or do have and their treatment experiences. Surgery was recommended but can’t get to one for a consultation for two weeks.

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keithl56 | @keithl56 | Jul 15 9:34am

I had Mohs surgery 3 weeks ago for squamous cell and it was not a bad experience at all. I had one surgeon perform the Mohs followed by a plastic surgeon to do the reconstruction. Fortunately, I did not require a skin graft. Everything was done under local anesthetic. I still have the steri strips covering the wound so can't comment on the aesthetics yet.

Last year I had a large basal cell removed with conventional surgery and it was not bad either.

Depending on location and size your surgeon may give you options. From my experience I think that Mohs is preferable.

I wouldn't worry about the two week delay. I put my initial consult off for two weeks since I was out of town when I received the biopsy results, and the consult with the associated plastic surgeon was almost 2 weeks later. So, initial biopsy report received April 5th, surgery on June 25th.

Good luck! Don't worry!

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Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | Jul 21 12:21pm

Hi @michelleengelmanbern, I hope you saw the helpful posts from @keithl56 and @seniormed. I know the waiting time is hard. And you're halfway there.

Michelle, where was the skin cancer discovered?

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