Check your lymph nodes and investigate your skin but superficial typically has the most positive outcomes. My partner's appeared superficial but it was in his lymph nodes. He was very unlucky but I've looked at photos and can see his mole was changing for years before we picked up on it. The sooner caught and least deep the better. Did you have a punch or excision biopsy? I'm assuming punch as you are having further surgery.

Check your lymph nodes and investigate your skin but superficial typically has the most positive outcomes. My partner's appeared superficial but it was in his lymph nodes. He was very unlucky but I've looked at photos and can see his mole was changing for years before we picked up on it. The sooner caught and least deep the better. Did you have a punch or excision biopsy? I'm assuming punch as you are having further surgery.

Whether punch or excision removal, the patient should always have a wide local excision according to NICE guidelines. Punch biopsies shouldn't be used for a suspected melanoma and it doesn't remove the whole tumour. I hope your husband is doing well.

Angie (Stage 3 melanoma patient since 2009)

I had the whole mole removed. I’m waiting to have a wide excision. Thank you 

My partner's was a punch as it was on his scalp. Not a lot of loose material to work with. He needed a graft when it was finally removed. He's stage 4.