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Slow growing melanoma on the face
Cancer | Last Active: May 2, 2023 | Replies (17)Comment receiving replies
At Mayo Clinic I will have a Mohs surgery on the flap of my nose on 4-10-23. On 4-14-23, I will have a second incision on my left cheek. That lesion came back from the original biopsy as severely atypical intraepidermal melanocytic proliferation. The dermatologist thinks that it will come back as a slow growing melanoma. The incision will be closer to the eye. Has anyone had experience with this particular diagnosis?
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I've had 3 Moh's surgeries on my face from cancer, but not Melanoma. But I have had 2
Melanoma on other sites. In fact, I've had so many skin cancers I've lost count of how many I have had.
My nose has had 2 surgeries, and left scaring; one of them was done about 3 years ago and still has constant peeling. But the dermatologist is not worried about it! I think it looks bad, and if I were younger, I might see a plastic surgeon.
None of my skin cancers have come back, & I have never heard of your diagnoses of intraepidermal melanocytic proliferation. I do think you need to consult a plastic surgeon, this is your face and you need to know exactly what this surgery will entail for the present and the future. I also think your are in good hands at the Mayo Clinic.
Good luck & stay in touch.