Hi Emmad,

A very warm welcome to our forum.

I am sorry to hear about your mum's dilemma. This is very much a personal decision and one that only your mum can make.  Help her to draw up a list of her concerns to discuss with her consultant, who will know what the statistics are for both treatments. I suspect that your mum would not have been offered radiotherapy alone, if it is not equally effective, but I am not a doctor.

I have had a mole removed from just under my right eye and the plastic surgeon did a marvellous job. He used such tiny stitches that the nurse had difficulty in removing them when I returned, but you can't see the scarring, as it is just in the fold at the corner of my eye. I expect that something similar could be done with the nose.

Whatever decision she settles upon, I hope that it's the right one for her.

Please keep in touch and let us know how she gets on. We are always here for you.

Kind regards,

Jolamine xx