12-06-2021, 12:24 AM
@kimo wires: BCCs run in my family, and I have had Mohs surgery for one myself. I asked the Kaiser dermatologist to cut the whole thing out at the first detection of it, and she told me that wasn't the treatment regimen. She said probably wouldn't have gotten it all because those types of neoplasms tend to be diffused below the surface well beyond whatever spot gets our attention. When I went back in three weeks for the Mohs procedure, I was amazed at the hidden geography of the cancer. FWIW, I actually thought she had gotten it all because it healed in a few days and seemed like it was all gone. Not! Dr. Shapiro should have explained this to you, but from what I've read about him in on line reviews, his patient communication skills may be limited.
The only ointment that I am aware of that's actually approved for limited application to BCC is fluorouracil, trade name Efudex. It is only useful for very, very small and early lesions and is much more widely known as a preventative agent for knocking out actinic keratoses, a pre-cancerous skin growth. Fluorouracil finds and destroys skin cells that are growing too fast, leaving raw red patches for weeks. No fun, but better than cancer.
And CO in my world is carbon monoxide. Surely you meant something else?
The only ointment that I am aware of that's actually approved for limited application to BCC is fluorouracil, trade name Efudex. It is only useful for very, very small and early lesions and is much more widely known as a preventative agent for knocking out actinic keratoses, a pre-cancerous skin growth. Fluorouracil finds and destroys skin cells that are growing too fast, leaving raw red patches for weeks. No fun, but better than cancer.
And CO in my world is carbon monoxide. Surely you meant something else?