Refining the tip Rhinophyma Acne Rosacea sculpting nasal deformity. Ancient Statue Home Basal Cell Skin Cancer Basal cell skin cancer recurrence treated with Mohs' chemosurgery and reconstructed with full thickness skin grafting. This patient had basal cell cancer and basosquamous cell cancers previously removed several times in the past by another doctor. When I first saw her it was evident that there was extensive cancer involving the eyelid and nose. This is an ideal case for Mohs' Chemosurgery.
More tissue is removed until no more tumor is found.
Defects resulting from such surgery can be quite extensive as in this case. A full thickness skin graft was taken from the neck and this is a photograph of suturing it in place. The black threads were used to tie a dressing in place to stabilize the graft until the tiny blood vessels could grow into the tissue. The smaller brown lines are absorbable suture for additional support. Nasal Reconstruction Mohs' Surgery Ectropion from front Lateral View Skin grafts shrink as they heal.