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Update and Moh’s question

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    • July 3, 2019 at 8:31 pm
    momand2girls
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      Hi all,
      So, post melanoma dx, I had 3 moles escised/biopsied. Two I identified myself and one my derm picked up on in my regualr 6 month visit in June, after the melanoma adventure.

      So, all 3 were atypical, but NOT melanoma. 2 of the 3 were completely excised. I have to go back so she can get a little wider margin on the 3rd but it is not urgent-will go later in the month. I am now having my husband take pictures of every mole I have so I can se eif there are changes. This one on my knee–I swear was not there 3 months ago–went to shave my legs last week and there it was….. but who knows, it could have been there.

      In the middle of all this I had some conversations with family members, a couple of whom have had melanoma. One of my family members, an MD mentioned that many of his colleagues recommended that plastic surgeons be the ones to take out these melanomas. He has friends who are pathologists and they don’t recommend Moh’s surgery for this–I have not had Moh’s surgery, only escisions, but the doc who has been doing these is a Moh’s surgeon. I hope to never rneed this, but I was curious about your opnions.

      thanks

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        • July 4, 2019 at 6:48 pm
        jennunicorn
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          Mohs is typically used on the face or scalp. It’s a long procedure that takes small slices at a time until it’s all gone. They use mohs a lot for suspected basal cell carcinoma or squamous cell carcinoma, not as often for melanoma. Leaves less of a scar than a shave/punch/excision. I have never heard of it being used on other parts of the body. My brother had it done on his scalp for a basal cell. My mother in law, father in law, and father have all had it done on their face for basal cell. My uncle had it done on his face and his was melanoma.
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