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Basal Cell Carcinoma on Leg

Skin Health | Last Active: May 30 7:50am | Replies (49)
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@mistymae

Thanks again for your reply. The cream is actually imiquimod, which I’ve read only has a 70% effectiveness for the nodular bcc, which is what I have while excision with clear margins is closer to 95%. The nurse told me that they are worried about the cosmetic appearance since the leg doesn’t have extra skin to use for surgery, but I’m more concerned with the cancer and don’t mind the cosmetic appearance of it means I will be okay.

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Ginger, Volunteer Mentor | @gingerw | Aug 21, 2023

For pity's sake! Like you, i would be more concerned about the cancer, not how the leg looks! When I had my melanoma surgically removed from my right forearm, it left a 32 stitch scar that looks like a shark bite! "So what? the cancer is gone." Likewise, when they took a squamous cell cancer from the middle of my forehead, it looks like a big divot there. "So what? the cancer is gone." And the anodular basal cell [like yours on your leg] they removed on my collarbone area left a scar looking like a lightning strike. "So what? the cancer is gone."
Ginger

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