We will discuss the options available to you following your surgery. After The Wound Has Healed You will likely experience some pulling or tightness in the wound and surrounding skin during the healing period. This is normal and will diminish as the surrounding skin stretches. Itching is also a common symptom during the healing process. This is often relieved by gently massaging the scar with Vaseline or vitamin E oil a few times each day.
Skin cancers can involve the nerves in the skin.
Consequently, after the skin cancer is removed, you may experience some numbness, which can last up to a year or so. The feeling generally returns, but occasionally the area will be permanently numb. If the skin cancer involves a nerve than controls movement you may experience a temporary or permanent paralysis in the area of your surgery. The scar tissue that grows over the wound contains many new blood vessels and, therefore, will cause the scar to have a red color. The redness of the scar frequently fades after about a year.