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Patient Guides

Clinician-written answers to the questions patients actually ask — before a diagnosis, before surgery, and during recovery. General information, in plain English, from a surgeon who does this every week.

Guides

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What does skin cancer look like? — how BCC, SCC and melanoma appear, and when a spot needs checking
Recovering from skin cancer surgery — wound care, stitches, showering, exercise and scar care, week by week
Healing after Mohs surgery — from the day of your Mohs procedure through reconstruction and scar maturity
Upper blepharoplasty recovery, day by day — bruising, sutures, screens, contact lenses and getting back to work
Plastic surgeon or dermatologist? — who does what in Australian skin cancer care, and how the pathway fits together
How much does skin cancer surgery cost? — Medicare, insurance and the anatomy of a surgical quote

These guides are general information, not personal medical advice — your own surgeon's instructions always take precedence. More guides are added regularly.

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Consultations at BMA House (Sydney CBD), Darlinghurst, North Sydney and Westmead. Referrals from GPs, dermatologists and Mohs surgery specialists welcome. Phone 1300 663 767 · Fax (02) 8531 3131 · Email surgery@drleokim.com.au · HealthLink EDI drslbkim.

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