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Taken the day I had skin cancer removed and plastic surgery done to try and minimize the resulting scar. It's called MOS I believe, and it was an amazing process. The only things I felt were the sting of the needle which administered the local anesthetic, and a little pressure as the doctor cut away the cancer. This happened last Tuesday morning at 7:30 am, approximately. Then, the patient waits while a technician prepares a slide so the doctor can check to see if (in this case) he has been able to remove all of the basal cell carcinoma cells on the first.

Normally, it takes two or more attempts to remove all the cancer and not too much more, as the more he or she removes the more they have to "fix" with plastic surgery.

I was very lucky. He got it all out the first time. After he sewed me up - 15 stitches worth, during which time I could smell burning flesh and blood and guessed, correctly, that he was cauterizing the injured capillaries - I left the office, with the small bandage which is barely visible in this photo. I was out of the office in about an hour - by 8:20 am.

Other doctors offices where the same procedure is performed inform you that the whole process could take up to 6 or 7 hours.

I was fortunate. Nothiing more or less.

And very grateful.

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Taken the day I had skin cancer removed and plastic surgery done to try and minimize the resulting scar. It's called MOS I believe, and it was an amazing process. The only things I felt were the sting of the needle which administered the local anesthetic, and a little pressure as the doctor cut away the cancer. This happened last Tuesday morning at 7:30 am, approximately. Then, the patient waits while a technician prepares a slide so the doctor can check to see if (in this case) he has been able to remove all of the basal cell carcinoma cells on the first.

Normally, it takes two or more attempts to remove all the cancer and not too much more, as the more he or she removes the more they have to "fix" with plastic surgery.

I was very lucky. He got it all out the first time. After he sewed me up - 15 stitches worth, during which time I could smell burning flesh and blood and guessed, correctly, that he was cauterizing the injured capillaries - I left the office, with the small bandage which is barely visible in this photo. I was out of the office in about an hour - by 8:20 am.

Other doctors offices where the same procedure is performed inform you that the whole process could take up to 6 or 7 hours.

I was fortunate. Nothiing more or less.

And very grateful.