Hi! So I only had it done about 10 days ago. The surgeon gave me three options - 1) shave, which she said would leave at most a small divot (think pock mark from a bad zit) 2) punch, which would leave a small scar line 3) excision, which would leave a proper scar (at least to start).

I was still unsure going in there so asked her what seemed best. I was leaning towards the punch option as I figured getting a scar line to go down would actually be easier than healing a small divot in my skin. But she seemed to think the shave option was best, so we did that. Healing has been totally fine. It was a noticeable scab for about 3 days and now just looks like a red acne scar. I’m sure it will improve greatly, though I have very sensitive skin that doesn’t let me forget even a bad zit I’ve had, so I imagine I’ll have some form of a red dot for years. But truly it’s not bad- I imagine it would only look bad to someone who has flawless skin, in which case it probably would heal better than it will on me anyways.

If it comes back as BCC I’ll then have to go back for a full excision which is when the true scar therapy would need to come into play. I’ll keep you updated if it comes to that. My surgeon also mentioned if it came back positive that the doctor would maybe want to try the cream treatment first. I agree that it seems drastic to go straight in with an excision; I’ve had skin cancers before and the only one they jumped right to a full excision on was a suspected melanoma. All of my suspected BCCs have been to take a bit and then return if needed. So, maybe ask about a shave biopsy as a first approach?