Myself, husband and father have all had BCCs removed, we all spent a lot of time outdoors for work and pleasure, so probably was the cause.

Husband and father have had several BCCs removed, father two last week.

The surgeons are usually very good and try to hide the surgery as much as possible and will use a skin crease if they can.

im sure if you tell your surgeon about your concerns they will do their best to try and minimise the appearance. They also advise about aftercare to minimise the scarring, which is usually very small.

Hope you get sorted out soon

Hi JA60, thanks for sharing your experience. I’m glad it’s worked out well for you and your family. There’s been skin cancer in my family too, like yours probably linked to the sun - I grew up in a sunnier climate than the UK. Have any of you had Mohs surgery? That is potentially what I’m having for at least one of my areas.

Thank you Ed, that’s very useful to know. I will make sure I obtain D3, not just plain vitamin D. Worth it for the mood boosting effect as well as bone health. Look after yourself and be well. 

Hi Lou, I hope you had a good Christmas and that the graft is improving,  or at least that you have been able to put aside any worries and enjoy the holiday. 

Hi Ed, just wanted to say I hope you had a good Christmas. I’ve seen some other posts of yours on the forum and know how many challenges you face. Wishing you well in 2026.

Thanks Dawn hope that the year ahead brings you lots of joy and wish you the strength to overcome your own challenges. 

Ed

Hi Dawn, thank you, I had a lovely Christmas with my family. It’s also been good getting back to work and keeping my mind busy. I hope you managed to have a good break too.

I’ve got my follow up appointment with the surgeon in a couple of weeks. I’m hoping he might be able to offer some kind of treatment or advice on how to help the scar flatten more evenly. I know it’s still early days but I wouldn’t want to miss a window of opportunity to help improve any recovery.

How are things with you? 

Lou, I’m glad you had a good Christmas and are happy back at work. Really hope your surgeon can give you some effective tips for evening out the scar. Do you feel that it’s improving at all, albeit slowly?

Ok here, a new granddaughter arrived just before Christmas, so happy days ️

I had my biopsy 9 December and about a week ago I finally got f/u - the spot on the side of my nose is a benign mole (hooray) but the eyelid spot is bcc, not a surprise. Unfortunately the next step is seemingly a telephone appointment with a practice nurse to discuss the Mohs surgery, this is on 9 March and no idea how long the waiting list will be after that. I called the hospital to try to get some insight into the process but the phone person was kind of unpleasant and not helpful at all, so I guess I just need to wait. Please keep me posted on your progress, I think of you and Ed often.

Hi Dawn, congratulations on the birth of your Granddaughter, what a lovely piece of news and a fantastic way to start the new year.

I’m pleased to hear that the mole on the side of your nose is benign, what a relief! You know exactly what you’re dealing with now. I found the phase that you are in now (waiting for surgery) the hardest part. There was so much worry, anxiety and uncertainty going round in my head. I found it hard to focus and concentrate on anything. I also lost my appetite for about 6 months and couldn’t sleep at night. This made doing the day to day stuff really hard. I just couldn’t get my head round the idea of having a skin graft on my face. I want you to know that although I’m still going through a roller coaster ride of emotions, the current not so good days are nothing like they were before I had surgery. There is light at the end of the tunnel! 
I’m sorry to hear you’ve had unhelpful staff on the other end of the phone, I think they forget what an anxious time this is for the patient. Fingers crossed you don’t have to wait too long before you get a surgery date and then you can put all this behind you. 

Hi Dawn

Congratulations from me too on the birth of your grandaughter, there is nothing brings more joy and hope for the future than a new baby in the family. You seem to have been waiting a very long time for your surgery so hopefully it happens soon after the nurses phone call. Wishing you a good outcome for your surgery.

Ed

Hi Lou, I really appreciate your frankness in going through your sequence of emotions, and your encouragement that this is the hardest part. You’re a real guiding light for me, you and Ed both.
I still don’t actually know what I’m facing, in terms of what type of scar or graft I may need. My phone appointment with a practice nurse, to discuss the Mohs surgery, was scheduled for early March -  but this morning they suddenly texted me that the appointment will now be tomorrow at 2 pm. Not much advance notice!! But I’m glad not to have to wait. Hopefully I’ll know a lot more about what I’m facing by tomorrow night.

Hi Ed, thanks for your kind congratulations. The wee one is lovely, though there’s been a bit of medical drama around the birth and baby’s been a bit unwell. But hopefully all ok now! Yes my case has dragged on, but might be building up some speed now. My phone appointment to discuss Mohs surgery, which was the next stage of the process, has suddenly been rescheduled to tomorrow afternoon, which is a little nerve wracking but I’m grateful. How are you managing these days? These cold dark winter days can be a bit dispiriting.

Hi Ed, thanks for your kind congratulations. The wee one is lovely, though there’s been a bit of medical drama around the birth and baby’s been a bit unwell. But hopefully all ok now! Yes my case has dragged on, but might be building up some speed now. My phone appointment to discuss Mohs surgery, which was the next stage of the process, has suddenly been rescheduled to tomorrow afternoon, which is a little nerve wracking but I’m grateful. How are you managing these days? These cold dark winter days can be a bit dispiriting.

hello Dawn

After you phone call today you will have a better idea of what lies ahead and possibly a date for your procedure. Hope baby is doing well its a big trauma at the beginning of life coming into the world and again at the other end. Yes I'm getting on ok, apparently yesterday was the lowest point of the winter for peoples mood, so it is all up from here, happy days ahead. 

Ed 

Hi Ed, yes that’s true about the trauma at both ends of life. Little ‘un seems to be coming along, thanks - she’ll get weighed tomorrow so that will be some indication.

My phone appointment was good, in that I did get a date - but bad in that it’s not until July. Also, the nurse practitioner mentioned that in theory I could end up with nerve damage to the eye area, causing a drooping eyelid and/or weepy eye. But she confirmed that despite that, Mohs is the best option, said standard excision surgery would not be suitable due to the location. So, it just has to be braved. I’ve got you and Lou as good examples, which helps a lot.