23-06-2013, 05:12 PM
Congrats on the prognosis.
My wife had the same thing on the back of her leg. It was removed about 8 years ago with no reappearance, thank goodness. But now she religiously gets a head-to-toe checkup by her dermatologist once a year just to be sure and wears sunscreen every day. Although if memory serves me (which it usually doesn't), I think she went more frequently the first year or two.
By the way, we've had good luck minimizing scaring by applying neosporin antibiotic ointment and a cut open vitamin E capsule to the incission daily. Having a little OCD, one day I'd apply the E first then the neosporin on top; the next day the neosporin first with the E on top. Whether it's luck, genes, or this regiment I cannot see any hint of where I had minor surgery on my arm. You might also consider something like Mederma which seems to work well on scars, but is a bit pricey.
My wife had the same thing on the back of her leg. It was removed about 8 years ago with no reappearance, thank goodness. But now she religiously gets a head-to-toe checkup by her dermatologist once a year just to be sure and wears sunscreen every day. Although if memory serves me (which it usually doesn't), I think she went more frequently the first year or two.
By the way, we've had good luck minimizing scaring by applying neosporin antibiotic ointment and a cut open vitamin E capsule to the incission daily. Having a little OCD, one day I'd apply the E first then the neosporin on top; the next day the neosporin first with the E on top. Whether it's luck, genes, or this regiment I cannot see any hint of where I had minor surgery on my arm. You might also consider something like Mederma which seems to work well on scars, but is a bit pricey.