Hi @joe0818 Thank you @colleenyoung for tagging me into this conversation. I had malignant melanoma on my right forearm, halfway between wrist and elbow. I had a skin flap surgery because of the large but fairly shallow area, but was never given the option, as the surgeon wouldn't know until he went in and did the actual surgery. It was a MOHS procedure, also. I sport a 32 stitch scar in roughly a horseshoe shape; many people think it is a dogbite scar. The skinflap was uncomfortable, being it was on my arm and there was no excess skin there. The skin had to "stretch" over the course of a month.

It sounds like your doctor did biopsies on both spots on your chest. A few things to discuss with your doctor. Will they also want to consider lymph node surgery with the melanoma? If he wants your thoughts, turn the question back to him and ask, "what would you advise your favorite cousin to do?" Ask what procedure they will be doing, how much of an area are they planning at this point, to involve? Will you be given a local sedation, or complete sedation? [I was given a light sedation, but being a lightweight I went to sleep and started snoring ;))!]

I am glad you went to your doctor and they caught it in time. You will probably be advised to have a skin check every 6 months for the rest of your life. My surgery was December 2008.

Please come back with any more questions/concerns you might have, okay?
Ginger