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Discussions About Being Bald => General Discussion => Topic started by: Switchy on January 23, 2013, 02:26:20 PM

Title: Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Post by: Switchy on January 23, 2013, 02:26:20 PM: Has any member had some of this removed from their face. I have a spot on the bridge of my nose that on Feb. 5th I am getting cut off, cut out hopefully removed with out making me look like Freddy Crugar . ;)
Title: Re: Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Post by: Crusher0209 on January 23, 2013, 03:16:25 PM: I have not but I hope all goes well for you when that day arrives O0
Title: Re: Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Post by: Sir Harry on January 23, 2013, 03:24:48 PM: Good luck, Switchy! Guess we won't get to see that face for a while ;D ;D All joking aside, God's speed and a swift recovery!
Title: Re: Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Post by: Switchy on January 23, 2013, 03:28:24 PM: Thanks guys ! This could be awhile, unless I find a hockey mask. At least I will be ready for Halloween.
Title: Re: Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Post by: Ming the Merciless on January 23, 2013, 04:15:13 PM: Not the upper head, but from the Imperial Neck, done with "Mohs surgery" and micro-stitching after. Not a trace of where it was is to be seen nowadays.

Wish you well on the same, although perhaps it's a more dicey location.

BTW: Moh's is quite expensive, but if your insurance will cover it, go for it!
Title: Re: Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Post by: Switchy on January 23, 2013, 05:41:14 PM: Quote from: Ming the Merciless on January 23, 2013, 04:15:13 PM
Not the upper head, but from the Imperial Neck, done with "Mohs surgery" and micro-stitching after. Not a trace of where it was is to be seen nowadays.

Wish you well on the same, although perhaps it's a more dicey location.

BTW: Moh's is quite expensive, but if your insurance will cover it, go for it!

Thanx, Ming never heard of this. Will look it up . Be glad when it is over with. To much sun on the old face when I was young.
Title: Re: Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Post by: Gary~ on January 23, 2013, 11:16:33 PM: Quote from: Switchy on January 23, 2013, 02:26:20 PM
Has any member had some of this removed from their face. I have a spot on the bridge of my nose that on Feb. 5th I am getting cut off, cut out hopefully removed with out making me look like Freddy Crugar . ;)

I have several areas on my scalp, face and hands where I have actinic ketatosis which can be a precursor for squamous cell carcinoma. I hope to treat some of them this southern winter. I have had moles excised on my temple which turned out well -- you can't tell that anything was done.

We are of a similar age and like you have had too much sun exposure. When I was a kid in Australia there wasn't really even such a thing as sunscreen [just sunoil to make you tan better] and it was completely normal and expected to get burned and peel a couple of times each summer.

SCC usually turns out well if it is treated early so everything will likely be fine. If there is any scaring it will just add more character to your face.

Younger guys: Wear sunscreen and a hat.
Title: Re: Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Post by: Slyfive on January 24, 2013, 02:49:18 AM: All the best Switchy, it's amazing how small the scars can be now
Title: Re: Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Post by: buddha on January 24, 2013, 08:19:42 AM: Had a quarter-sized piece of basal cell removed from my forehead a few years ago. It really wasn't too bad. 2 different cuts, though. The doc took out the first (large) piece and sent that to the lab. They found a "finger" had grown out at "6 o'clock" and so another piece had to be removed and sent to the lab. They found at that point that they had gotten it all and the doc stitched me up but I had to sit about 2 hours with a gaping hole in my dome. The scar is almost invisible.
Title: Re: Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Post by: Switchy on January 24, 2013, 12:25:21 PM: Thanks again for the support . Guess there is not much I can do about it , just get it taken care of. But it is a good example of wearing sunscreen . Also I see many people my age walking around with bandages all over their faces, and no one even has to ask where they have been . ;) Again thanks. O0
Title: Re: Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Post by: OzSly on January 24, 2013, 01:30:37 PM: Hope it all goes well Switchy mate O0
Title: Re: Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Post by: Cysly on January 24, 2013, 06:26:01 PM: I have SCQ. I had two spots removed by creme from the side of my neck a couple of years ago. They returned and them surgically removed a year and a half ago. Just had my checkup Tuesday, one and a half years cancer free-3 1/2 until remission. O0
Title: Re: Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Post by: Sir Harry on January 24, 2013, 09:35:48 PM: Quote from: Cysly on January 24, 2013, 06:26:01 PM
I have SCQ. I had two spots removed by creme from the side of my neck a couple of years ago. They returned and them surgically removed a year and a half ago. Just had my checkup Tuesday, one and a half years cancer free-3 1/2 until remission. O0

Congrats, and continued good health O0
Title: Re: Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Post by: Switchy on January 25, 2013, 09:21:06 PM: Yes indeed, Cysly, I hope that I have the same outcome. It is what it is , but thanks for the encourging words. O0
Title: Re: Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Post by: Frontier Guy on January 29, 2013, 06:01:05 PM: I hope this post will also serve as a reminder (but particularly some of us more mature folk) to have an annual exam by a dermatologist.

So many things can be resolved through early detection, and the treatments today are often quick will few lasting marks.
Title: Re: Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Post by: Switchy on January 30, 2013, 03:10:32 PM: Quote from: Frontier Guy on January 29, 2013, 06:01:05 PM
I hope this post will also serve as a reminder (but particularly some of us more mature folk) to have an annual exam by a dermatologist.

So many things can be resolved through early detection, and the treatments today are often quick will few lasting marks.
Yes indeed, Mo also stated this and thanks FG it is a good reminder for a must. O0
Title: Re: Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Post by: Lee on January 30, 2013, 05:28:57 PM: Hey Switch,

Like others here, I spent a lot of time in the sun when I was young. I've had 4 surgeries on my face, 2 were Mohs procedures. The largest excision was 3 inches long and over an inch wide when the cutting was finished (See pic). Take a look at my avatar, the scar is hardily noticable. You will do just fine. Oh, and remember the sunblock from now on, OK?

(https://www.slybaldguys.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fv482%2Fduckfiz%2Fsurgery-1.jpg&hash=11b870c0dae9f4885448f56bbc70cbbf371af908)
Title: Re: Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Post by: marty22 on January 30, 2013, 06:07:53 PM: thank you for pointing this out. Im at my dermatologists office once a year for a checkup from being out too long in the sun years ago.
Title: Re: Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Post by: Gary~ on January 30, 2013, 06:13:37 PM: A lot of guys on this forum are talking about getting their head tanned to reduce the visibility of the "shadow". I hope that they learn from these other older blokes getting things removed from their faces and scalps.

Forget about tanning -- wear a hat in the sun and lots of sunscreen if not.
Title: Re: Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Post by: Switchy on January 31, 2013, 12:25:03 PM: Thank you Lee, and Marty and guys. Once I get this taken care of I am going to keep up on it. I do like to go with out a cap , but I have already started to use a good Sun Screen for the shine and prevent dryness. Any ways thanks for the great advise. Never knew how many guys have already went through this.
Title: Re: Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Post by: Switchy on February 05, 2013, 12:00:06 PM: Today is the day in 2 hours I will be on the table or in the chair, getting my nose job. So with the week beard growth, and the face I should look like a beat up wino ! Thanks for all the support guys, off to see the Doc.
Title: Re: Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Post by: Lee on February 05, 2013, 01:21:52 PM: Quote from: Switchy on February 05, 2013, 12:00:06 PM
Today is the day in 2 hours I will be on the table or in the chair, getting my nose job. So with the week beard growth, and the face I should look like a beat up wino ! Thanks for all the support guys, off to see the Doc.

Good luck Switch. Keep us updated, will you?
Title: Re: Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Post by: Switchy on February 06, 2013, 11:06:10 AM: Quote from: Lee on February 05, 2013, 01:21:52 PM
Quote from: Switchy on February 05, 2013, 12:00:06 PM
Today is the day in 2 hours I will be on the table or in the chair, getting my nose job. So with the week beard growth, and the face I should look like a beat up wino ! Thanks for all the support guys, off to see the Doc.

Good luck Switch. Keep us updated, will you?
Thank you Lee, and thanks for the PM's and email's ! It went very well . And it I am on the 6 month club, which all that have went to a dermatoglist and had any work done. But I should not have much of a scar, and I am glad of that. I will always use sunscreen from now on. A person never thinks it will happen to them, until it does. But glad to have it done, and thank you again ! O0