Basal Cell Carcinoma

Definitely a speedy second opinion. Whatever else, you might hopefully receive some tact and consideration if you pay for it. This guy sounds a bit over blunt, and you need careful explanations and details.

Having said that I know several people who have had a similar problem and their facial scarring healed very quickly and is barely noticeable. Good luck with all this.

I'm wondering, Travelinsil if the surgeon meant it would be disfiguring whilst the treatment was ongoing? I know someone who had what sounds to be a similar op. They used skin from the forehead to make her a new nose. The skin had to be moved bit by bit towards her nose through several procedures until the final op. It wasn't pretty but also wasn't horrific either while it was happening, plus she had a dressing on it.

Today, two or three years on, you couldn't possibly tell that anything had ever happened, it's healed brilliantly.

I'd definitely ask for much more information and possibly a second opinion, too.

I hope you're soon on the road to recovery.

Oh dear I don’t sound very kind or sympathetic. I just wanted to respond quickly

My cousin has had BCC removal and reconstruction twice. Once on his lip about 30 years ago and more recently on his nose. In both cases you would hardly know. I certainly had to put my glasses on to see the scar on his nose. This was not done privately but National Heath.

I would ask for a second opinion. It will not be pretty to begin with. No operation is but I don’t think there is any need to be “disfigured”. But do it ASAP. It’s not something you can stop and think about.