The process used was called a Rhomboid Flap - The rhomboid (Limberg) flap can be used to close defects almost anywhere on the body. It is versatile in that a random pattern flap can be raised from any one or all corners of the rhomboid. The defect is filled with tissue of the same thickness and colour, and with good vascularity.
I've got to go back in a week to have the stitches removed and get the results of the biopsy and, fingers crossed, they will have removed all of the cancerous cells. I'm feeling quite positive about all this.
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Best wishes on the follow-up, Gary. Heal well.
Continue to heal my friend. All the best to you.
On a lighter note you don't look so much like Hammer's Frankie as you do Heath Lowrance's Hawthorne character who has a cross on his forehead. Put a cowboy hat on and wear some dark clothes and you could be the next cover. :)
Cheers guys - think I'll call my next western, The Big T
A dramatic photo opportunity! When I had similar surgery, I was given special adhesive strips. They not only hid the unsightliness but were made (in Germany, I believe) to aid the healing process. I trust you have something like them, too.
Nope no dressings - just cream to put on daily.
Should have asked for an H so you could join the Red Dwarf gang!
Seriously though, best wishes.
You look like some cultist now. That's pretty cool.
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