Possible skin cancer on nose

My sister had a biopsy on her nose about 8 months ago. She had a local anaesthetic. The dr took a tiny piece of skin. She had little steri strips on it for about a month and then saw the dr. again. All signs of the possible skin cancer had gone and she didn’t have to have any further treatment. She was a bit embarrassed by the steri strips but her glasses hid them really and she is very happy with the results.

I had a condition last year which could have eventually turned into cancer. This was also on my nose.
I was prescribed a cream clued Tolak, the effects were drastic and I looked unsightly for several weeks and it was also painful.
However now it is clear and smooth.
I hope yours is dealt with quickly and effectively.

Worrying does no good and won’t change the outcome. I have had several skin cancers. The largest was on the side of my nose and as my nose is not very fleshy the surgeon said he might have to take a skin graft from behind my ear. However, he did a great job and didn’t need to. He said he had just enough nose skin and no more. I have an L shaped scar on my nose but nobody notices it unless I tell them.

Every time I have noticed a new one I have had to apply Efudix cream (which is what wwm2 mentioned I think).

Best to get it looked at so you are doing the right thing.

My sister had skin cancer on the end of her nose. She had a tiny slice cut off her nose. It really doesn’t show at all now

Do you want me to send you a picture of mine? 😂 Gransnet put up a warning that my photos were almost too horrific to see. That was when I had a big black dressing on it.

No one notices it now and, hopefully yours will be the same. It took me ages to get anyone to take me seriously and then Covid happened so it took even longer and meant I had to have quite a bit chopped off.
It sounds as though you’ve perhaps had a fairly quick diagnosis so will get it sorted out quickly. That’s good.
I hope I don’t sound too flippant but I can assure you that I was worried too.
I’ve had two, any more and I will have no nose left! The first on was on the side of my nostril and that one is even less noticeable.
My face never sees the sun now although the damage was done years ago.

Our family are red/blond haired with very fair skin. So now it is factor 50, sun glasses and hat. In fact my sister now avoids the sun if possible.

Well, it if course depends on the cancer.

But the one I had involved putting cream on to the area which caused a scab. When the scab eventually came off the skin was totally clear underneath. That was before covid,bsona goid while ago.

My sister last year had a melanoma, which has involved surgery, and “infusions” over this last year. She has completed them and now goes for 3 monthly scans which have been all clear. The “infusions” are, according to my sisters oncologist “a game changer”.

My DIL had another type if skin cancer that just involved surgery - all clear

So you have reasons to be optimistic😊

Best of luck.