After my previous excision1 of a growth last December, the surgeon recommended that I see my dermatologist again in six months. So about a month ago, I presented myself for the usual treatment with liquid nitrogen: several spots of actinic keratosis on my right arm and hand, along with one on the nose. The treatment on the arm and hand is quite bearable, but the treatment on the nose hurt! After a week or so the scabs formed from the treatment fell off, but I've been very careful and have been spreading body cream on my arms and hands after every swim.
The dermatologist also examined the site of a previous excision2; she remarked last November that this should be checked at my next visit. In July, she decided that it was time for a biopsy, so today I presented myself at the clinic in Bet Shemesh to have yet another excision. This growth was not a BCC but rather a subcutaneous sebaceous cyst, a fact that I had forgotten today, but noted at the time.
As usual, the procedure was straight-forward, although this time there were no stitches put in so there's nothing to remove. I have a huge bandage on the left side of my neck that you don't really want to see. I can shower tomorrow, but will have to wait a week or so before I can go swimming again.
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