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Basal cell carcinoma scar healing in hair
Head & Neck Cancer | Last Active: Nov 6, 2023 | Replies (17)Comment receiving replies
Hello! My first cancer location was right there, on top of my noggin, at the crown, and I, too, have very fine hair, which is super-light strawberry-blonde. You can literally see through my hair. My primary care physician just cut it out in the football shape, sutured it up (like a football), and, when he pulled the stitches tight, I got an instant facelift!
Afterward, the hair grew back in the area they had roughed up, so I had little hairs sticking straight out, but then then they curved downward, and all was well. I can't even feel the scar or tell it was ever there.
I suspect you will have the same experience if you get it cut out like mine was. Hey, a free mini-facelift was an unexpected surprise!
Of course, I wish you all the best with your "stitchuation"!
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@gforce, I love your sense of humor and am delighted that your "stitchuation" came with a mini-facelift. Ha.
You said the top of your head was your first cancer location. Have you had to have additional spots removed? How are you doing?
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Turned out it wound up being a little bigger circle than I thought, but not huge. I was so relieved to have the surgery over in one cut, I couldn’t really think straight, and agreed to wait until all healed before we did the football, even though could have been done then and over with. Thanks a bunch for the info-will give me a better outlook for the future decision. I too have light (mostly grey and a little thin blonde) hair, so probably will have that done later. Wish she would have discussed this option before surgery when I could think a little more clearly…thank you again!
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