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Dermatologist

kivah — Sun, 28 Feb 2016 01:49:21 GMT

Last week, my doctor referred me to a young female dermatologist. I've had a small scar on my face for a couple of years -- and I also had a few tiny growths between my breasts (called boob breakout) - which were sking color and not noticeable. The doctor zapped my face and chest (she called it "freezing". When I got home, the tiny growths on my chest have now become large, bubbly,circular, awful-looking red marks. Have u ever heard of this? On Monday, I'll call my doctor - but I fear that they won't be able to repair the damge. Feeling upset and angry today!!!!

Re: Dermatologist

VaBelle35 — Sun, 28 Feb 2016 01:51:55 GMT

I had pre-cancerous cells frozen off of my forehead on Wednesday at the dermatologist. This is the second time I've had this done to my forehead.

They put ointment on it at the office. I had a round red patch (the size of a quarter maybe) for a few hours and then by morning a tiny red dot that had scabbed over. The scab fell off this morning when washing my face and it is a tiny red dot right now. It should be gone in another week.

Keep putting aquaphor on them. If the redness really bothers you, you can use calendula oil to take down the redness.

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KCDiva — Sun, 28 Feb 2016 02:24:48 GMT

Yes I've had this done many times. The "freezing" reacts like a burn. It will turn dark, then scab and come off. The skin underneath will be pink skin but it's fresh skin so you need to keep something on it . It will look worse before it looks better. You'll be fine but if it makes you feel better, definately contact your Dr.

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VaBelle35 — Sun, 28 Feb 2016 02:52:31 GMT

Because this is such a common procedure these days, it's possible the derm assumed you'd had this done before so the process of how it all works and the healing timeline wasn't explained thoroughly to you.

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colliemom4 — Sun, 28 Feb 2016 03:35:34 GMT

@KCDiva wrote:
Yes I've had this done many times. The "freezing" reacts like a burn. It will turn dark, then scab and come off. The skin underneath will be pink skin but it's fresh skin so you need to keep something on it . It will look worse before it looks better. You'll be fine but if it makes you feel better, definately contact your Dr.

Yes it sounds like a very normal reaction. I've had it done several times before as well. Agree that if you have any concerns you should contact your doctor, but the skin does that when you have something frozen.

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elruth — Sun, 28 Feb 2016 04:49:47 GMT

Totally normal reaction. Not to worry! It takes a few days for the healing to take place. Red inflamed and then a scab and the scab falls off and you will look fine.

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Nonametoday — Sun, 28 Feb 2016 05:10:11 GMT

I had some precancerous lesions removed from my face in this manner. My husband accompanied me and he said he would never have that done if it meant having cancer cut out. Ha ha. He has undergone pacemakers, bypass, carotid artery shunts and this is a nothihngburger comparatively but he just thought I looked so bad although he saw that within a week, or less, I was back to normal. MEN!

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kivah — Sun, 28 Feb 2016 05:43:58 GMT

The dermatologist didn't explain that I should put some ointment on the spots - or - anything about the healing process. It really scared me - as it looks so much worse now than before the procedure. I thank all of u ladies so much!!!!!!!!!!!!

Within the last couple of weeks: 1 dark spot has appeared on my left cheek. A 2nd, smaller spot appeared on the lower part of my forehead (left side). The dermatologist couldn't remove them - she said they're "maturity" spots.

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kivah — Sun, 28 Feb 2016 05:46:45 GMT

VaBelle: Hope the pre-cancerous cells are gone forever. They have such good treatments today.

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OnlyShopsOnline — Sun, 28 Feb 2016 07:40:42 GMT

@kivah I've had two "things" frozen off by the dermatologist. One was a small wart. The other was a sebborheic keratosis on my back. Each time I developed a red ring and huge blister. But, when it heals, it looks great.

My husband had a small precancerous spot frozen off of his temple a few months ago. He got a small scab and it was all healed in about two weeks.

When I had my last appointment with the dermatologist, I was told that some people react with a blister and some don't. You and I seem to be "blister" people, lol.

I was told not to put anything on mine and to just let it heal. You'll be amazed at how great everything will look in just a few weeks.

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ID2 — Sun, 28 Feb 2016 10:53:42 GMT

When I get things frozen off the dr. tells me to constantly keep vaseline on it while healing. You don't want it to scab over.

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VaBelle35 — Sun, 28 Feb 2016 14:51:35 GMT

@kivah I applaud your doctor for sending you to a specialst vs thinking they could diagnose and treat you themselves. As my first dermatologist said, most doctors get about a day of dermatology in medical school. It's best to leave these things to the people who work with them and look at them every single day.

A dermatologist will decide if something needs to be frozen off vs cut off for biopsy and will know what needs to be watched and what is a normal skin change.

I go every 6 months to have my moles checked as I have many from years of living in the sun without sunscreen and many serious burns from falling asleep in the sun when I was in my teens.

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RedTop — Sun, 28 Feb 2016 17:32:21 GMT

I've seen my dermatologist 3x within the last year for both shave and punch biopsies. I am always given an instruction sheet on how to care for my wound. As a very fair skinned redhead, my wounds always get very red and take awhile to heal and fade.

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kivah — Sun, 28 Feb 2016 21:39:47 GMT

RedTop: I'm a fair-skinned, blonde - who's older.