Possible skin cancer on nose

I have two friends who have had skin cancer on their nose. They both had surgery which involved removing the cancer and having a skin graft. This was done by bringing skin from the forehead down over the nose to cover where the cancer was removed. Its not the prettiest of sights at the start but everything soon starts to heal and look normal. Now I can't see where their cancers were.

I had MOHs surgery for a skin cancer on my nose in November. First, I had the biopsy, after local anaesthetic. It wasn’t painful. I had two stitches. Again, for the Moh’s surgery, I had local anaesthetic. For cosmetic purposes, it wasn’t stitched. I had the dressing changed twice a week at my local surgery for the following six weeks. It has healed pretty well. Close up , a small mark can be seen, but this can be camouflaged with foundation.
Moh’s surgery is a procedure where tissue is removed, then examined. The results can be seen after about two hours. If it’s found that there is still evidence of cancer in the tissue, the process will be repeated, and may even have to be done a third time. I only had to have it done once. This process apparently tends to stop the return of the cancer more readily than the more traditional method.

V3 ra thanks interesting comment about black salve never heard of it before interestingly it made me think about urea as a treatment as it is used to remove skin cells. Afraid I am a lateral thinker. Interestingly back in the 1970 s it was trialed with a fair degree of success. Not that I am advocating that either. If needed again will stick to the experts

I had a 4mm Punch biopsy on my nose 28th April for a possible Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Had the two stitches removed and I am happy with the result. Good Luck

I had a 4mm punch biopsy on my nose on Tuesday 28th April for possible squamous cell carcinoma. Procedure was very quick. This is my nose after the two stitches were removed - still
A little red but healing really well.
Good luck with your procedure

My Dh has just a BCC removed from his chest. He’d had it over a year and didn’t do any thing about it as he had a stroke and it wasn’t priority. It got progressively worse and grew and was oozing and bleeding.
I eventually made an appointment with the GP and she immediately referred us to have it removed urgently.
Five weeks later it was removed and sent for biopsy.i was convinced it was cancer and would have to have treatment.

He received a letter today
Telling him there’s nothing to worry about and it has been completely taken out. No action needed.

Good luck to you I’m sure all will be well.

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Polnan my friend has just had it done on the end of his nose , I won’t lie the scab didn’t look very nice but it soon clears up and you hardly notice it as it is fading

One of my friends had a staggering 17 skin cancers removed on one day .
We were all horrified when she told us what was going to happen .
But honestly she didn't look that bad .
It's so important to have them removed and biopsied .

Please don't be tempted to use black salve .
It is not recommended .

I had Mohs surgery on my nose for a tiny BCC. It was very minor surgery. I wore a little bandaid for a couple of weeks; that's all there was to it.

oh I thought I had posted a huge thankyou to everyone here for being so kind and helpful.. guess I didn`t click the correct thing.. anyway, I am thanking you all for taking the time to answer my cry! thankyou I feel a lot more able to deal with this.

I had a small scaley patch on the side of my nose which did not heal. It was diagnosed as actinic sclerosis, a pre cursor to cancer. I was prescribed Efudix and applied it every day for about a month. It did scab over but was never too noticeable until near the end of the treatment when I wore a hat with a floppy brim when out and about! The result was perfect. My skin is now completely smooth but, as others have said, I do apply factor 50 sunscreen every day as a precaution.

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Doodle dog.

Was the cancer on your husband’s scalp a red colour?
Just wondering as mine has this type on his head.
I know he won’t visit the doctor unless its serious.

How will he know if it’s serious if he doesn’t go?

Doodle dog.

Was the cancer on your husband’s scalp a red colour?
Just wondering as mine has this type on his head.
I know he won’t visit the doctor unless its serious.

A friend has just been treated for facial skin cancer. It was quite widespread. Treated with creams and it has gone. Her skin looks beautiful. Uses CC cream and high sunscrean everyday.

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.I know it is easy to say but I'm sure everything will go well and you will.fine.

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Our family are red/blond haired with very fair skin. So now it is factor 50, sun glasses and hat. In fact my sister now avoids the sun if possible.

Yes, I've got very fair skin too and had a basal cell carcinoma down the side of my nose a few years ago. They took it out as a "core", being careful to take out all the margins, and then pulled it together and stitched it. At first it showed because the skin pulled a bit but within a very short time it had disappeared altogether.
Various members of my family have had them and they're relatively straightforward to treat I believe. None of us have scars or obvious marks.

My husband had one cut from the top of his nose. The scar was an inch long. Amazingly it healed so well you can't see it now.

I am sorry you have this worry and if I can offer any reassurance then I can say I have just had successful treatment for my sixth one and there isn’t a scar. I wish you well. It’s a scary diagnosis but very treatable.

I'm another one who had Mohs surgery for a BCC on my nose with a tiny skin graft taken from my forehead. Apart from the local anaesthetic prick, I felt nothing. Please don't worry about it.

I had to wear a dressing on my nose for a few days but it healed up very quickly and a few years later there's just a very thin white line on my nose. Needless to say, I now plaster my nose in Factor 50 every day even if it's snowing!

oh gosh, thank you each one of you for your response .. I know I am a wimp! I have enjoyed good health other than babies, never had to go to hospitals, oh! I get migraines and had a couple of bad ones which required hospitalisation, but.... yes, I thank you each and every one for taking the time to respond.

I had a BCC removed from the side of my nose in January.
Procedure took about 10 minutes. Local anaesthetic no pain at all. My face wasn’t covered so don’t worry re. claustrophobia. I was advised to massage the scar with E45 once the stitches were out and it had completely healed.Approximately after 2 weeks.
Scar hardly noticeable.

I recommend you go on the Facebook page concerning Black Salve. You can talk to survivors there who applied this without any cutting or disfugurement. Just keep an open mind and don't dismiss out if hand.

V3ra. Good advice. A friend has gone through similar after sunbathing many years ago.

The thing is that we did the damage many years ago.

I had a nasty sunburn to my nose in the south of France when I was 16, so 50+ years ago. It blistered, cracked, peeled. The French lads my friend and I were hoping to impress thought it was hilarious 🙄

Over the years I had what I thought was a spot on the same place, which never came to anything but never quite healed. In those days I don't think there was the publicity about skin cancer that there is now.

A few years ago I was referred to a dermatologist about another matter, which was nothing of note, but he spotted the area on my nose and prescribed Efudix cream, as others have mentioned.
It's basically a chemotherapy cream, penetrates the area and burns off any suspicious cells. I had to apply it for four weeks.
My skin was extremely red, cracked and sore through this but the thing that provided the most relief was simple Vaseline. I googled the treatment and this was what other people had recommended.

My nose healed up nicely and I've had no further problems.
Like others, my dermatologist made me promise to wear factor 50 suncream on my face, every day. So I do.

It makes me cringe to see people lying out in the full sun, their faces turned up and only their eyelids protecting their eyes. So dangerous for their skin, and their eyesight as well ☹️