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Skin cancer? Been given an appointment to have a lesion removed. What happens afterwards? No-one has told me anything

Beefcat
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I have a small 3mm lesion on my right arm. Raised pink/red and shiny around the edge and a scab in the middle. Been there for around 4 months some times bleeds and is painful when touched. I went to my gp who sent a referral and have since been to have clinical photos taken. I have revived a text message to say that an appointment has been made to have a minor operation under local anaesthetic. I’m assuming they will remove the lesion at the appointment. Following this what would normally be the process? Do they send off to a lab? Or do I just get it removed and that’s the end of it? I’m slightly concerned that nothing has been mentioned to me other than a text message and I’ve since been on the nhs app to see I have the appointment in a weeks time. 

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  • Hello Beefcat

    Im sorry to hear that you have get a lesion removed.

    When you have surgery, the surgeon will remove the lesion and a small area surrounding it to make sure all the lesion is removed. The lesion is analysed to make sure the edges have no abnormal cells. If there are none that is your procedure successfully concluded. You will need to keep the wound and dressing dry until you see the nurse either at hospital or at your GP who will remove it and any stitches you may have had. If you get an infection or raised temperature contact your GP urgently. Wishing you a successful outcome.

    Ed

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  • Hello Beefcat

    Im sorry to hear that you have get a lesion removed.

    When you have surgery, the surgeon will remove the lesion and a small area surrounding it to make sure all the lesion is removed. The lesion is analysed to make sure the edges have no abnormal cells. If there are none that is your procedure successfully concluded. You will need to keep the wound and dressing dry until you see the nurse either at hospital or at your GP who will remove it and any stitches you may have had. If you get an infection or raised temperature contact your GP urgently. Wishing you a successful outcome.

    Ed

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