Hi!
Did the doctor know what kind of cancer it was before the surgery and how deep it was?
I had literally a brown dot on my big toe. It was not oddly shaped or raised. It did not bleed and it did not hurt. If I didn't have regular pedicures, I wouldn't have known it was there. As a matter of fact, the dermatologist missed it during my exam. I pointed it out.
Anyway, I had it removed because the biopsy showed it was melanoma. It was hard to believe! This tiny dot (literally the size of the top of sharp pencil) got a 1-1/2 inch long by 3/4 in deep incision. Now I know with melanoma they have to find a clear margin. The margin is usually down under, not on top. Don't get me wrong, I am glad I found it and it was so small, but an incision of 1-1/2 inches on a toe is a lot.
To top it off, it was June and I was leaving for a week long vaca with my entire family at the beach. Oh well!!
Good luck and good health!
Ronnie
(GRANDMAr)

@peach414144 The squamous cell cancer from my forehead looked like an eraser dot, but sunken in. Dermatologist was certain "it's just an old scar". I knew it wasn't. The resulting scar is horizontal, but I have no feeling across that part, cannot raise my eyebrow. I tell people it is an access point for my third eye ;))