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Cancer Support

Bobespy

(15 posts)

2. Your dermatologist

Reply to Liberty Belle (Original post)

Tue Dec 1, 2020, 04:23 AM

Dec 2020

Your dermatologist should be able to deal with this cancer. You do not need to undergo MOH surgery. I have had 7 skin cancers so far, 3 treated by MOH surgery, 2 treated via a biopsy, and 2 treated with a topical cream. As long as it is not melanoma, you are okay.

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Squamous Cell Carcinoma on top of scalp. [View all] Liberty Belle Dec 2020 OP

💗 sprinkleeninow Dec 2020 #1

Your dermatologist Bobespy Dec 2020 #2

Why not MOH? stollen Dec 2020 #3

It's called Mohs Surgery... info below CurtEastPoint Dec 2020 #10

Dermatologist will/may refer to surgeon for outpatient MOH surgery; elleng Dec 2020 #5

Welcome to DU, Bobespy!! ailsagirl Dec 2020 #7

I had MOHs surgery before on a basal cell cancer that grew back. Liberty Belle Dec 2020 #12

I had what I was told was squamous cell on my scalp stollen Dec 2020 #4

Good. Thanks. elleng Dec 2020 #6

I can appreciate your concern however. stollen Dec 2020 #11

My husband has had skin cancer for probably 45 or 50 years. Silver Gaia Dec 2020 #8

This message was self-deleted by its author CatLady78 Dec 2020 #9

So I had the Mohs surgery. Good news is they got it all and it didn't metastasize... Liberty Belle Dec 2020 #13

How are you now? XanaDUer2 Sep 2024 #14