Welcome to the South Carolina Skin Cancer Center and the web site of Dr. James DeBloom. Dr. DeBloom specializes in Mohs micrographic surgery, dermatalogic surgery, and skin cancer. Please call us for more information.

Training You Trust.
Experience You Expect.

Home

Side to side stitches

Excellent cosmetic results can be obtained by simply stitching the skin edges together with sutures. Most wounds will have at least two layers of sutures. A deep layer of sutures are placed under the skin to provide strength and will dissolve over 2-3 months. There is also a visible top layer of sutures that line up the skin edges. These sutures will be removed or dissolve over 7-14 days. The final scar is a line that will fade from light pink to pale flesh colored over several months. It is longer than the original surgery site because small “darts” or skin redundancies have to be removed to prevent puckering at the scar ends.

After cancer removal

After stitching

At 3 months

After cancer removal

After stitching

At 3 months