Newly Diagnosed

The re-excision is called a WLE – wide local excision.  This is standard protocol for melanoma.  The goal is to remove the entire lesion AND get additional clear margins.  For a stage IA lesion, that means 1cm margins around the entire lesion.  This will mean a bigger scar than what you have now – probably several inches.  They have to make the incision elliptical shaped in order to close the wound. 

Your lesion is considered very low risk.  After the WLE, you will just have periodic followups with the derm – mainly to watch for other moles that might be changing.  Your risk for getting another melanoma primary runs about 8% which is higher than the risk for a recurrence from the melanoma you just had removed.

Sorry you had to join us here, but your low risk lesion is a good place to be.

Best wishes,

Janner

The re-excision is called a WLE – wide local excision.  This is standard protocol for melanoma.  The goal is to remove the entire lesion AND get additional clear margins.  For a stage IA lesion, that means 1cm margins around the entire lesion.  This will mean a bigger scar than what you have now – probably several inches.  They have to make the incision elliptical shaped in order to close the wound. 

Your lesion is considered very low risk.  After the WLE, you will just have periodic followups with the derm – mainly to watch for other moles that might be changing.  Your risk for getting another melanoma primary runs about 8% which is higher than the risk for a recurrence from the melanoma you just had removed.

Sorry you had to join us here, but your low risk lesion is a good place to be.

Best wishes,

Janner

The re-excision is called a WLE – wide local excision.  This is standard protocol for melanoma.  The goal is to remove the entire lesion AND get additional clear margins.  For a stage IA lesion, that means 1cm margins around the entire lesion.  This will mean a bigger scar than what you have now – probably several inches.  They have to make the incision elliptical shaped in order to close the wound. 

Your lesion is considered very low risk.  After the WLE, you will just have periodic followups with the derm – mainly to watch for other moles that might be changing.  Your risk for getting another melanoma primary runs about 8% which is higher than the risk for a recurrence from the melanoma you just had removed.

Sorry you had to join us here, but your low risk lesion is a good place to be.

Best wishes,

Janner

Hi!

I was diagnosed with exatcly the same pathology in beginning of January .

I had a surgery to remove more skin around melanoma and I have only 5 cm scar now.

I am on follow up every 3 month for 1 year and if it's fine ,I am off.

No vertical growth phase  and 0 mitotic is very very good ,it  is similiar to in-situ melanoma characteristics.

I hope you will be fine and live long happy life

How old are you ?

It is a bit higher risk if person is 60+ ,but still not so serious with you pathology!

Good luck!

Hi!

I was diagnosed with exatcly the same pathology in beginning of January .

I had a surgery to remove more skin around melanoma and I have only 5 cm scar now.

I am on follow up every 3 month for 1 year and if it's fine ,I am off.

No vertical growth phase  and 0 mitotic is very very good ,it  is similiar to in-situ melanoma characteristics.

I hope you will be fine and live long happy life

How old are you ?

It is a bit higher risk if person is 60+ ,but still not so serious with you pathology!

Good luck!

Hi!

I was diagnosed with exatcly the same pathology in beginning of January .

I had a surgery to remove more skin around melanoma and I have only 5 cm scar now.

I am on follow up every 3 month for 1 year and if it's fine ,I am off.

No vertical growth phase  and 0 mitotic is very very good ,it  is similiar to in-situ melanoma characteristics.

I hope you will be fine and live long happy life

How old are you ?

It is a bit higher risk if person is 60+ ,but still not so serious with you pathology!

Good luck!