Had my second skin cancer removed, a Basal Cell at the hairline on my forehead! Again, the procedure used was Moh's Surgery - length of surgery was about 5 hours.
The method again takes you in, removes a section, sends the removed skin to be analyzed, and repeats until all cancer is gone. I went back twice for skin removal & the third time to repair the surgical area.
Since the area was on the forehead, the doctor took a lot of time to repair the damaged skin. The closing of the wound lasted about 15-20 minutes.
After 24 hours, I removed the bandage & cleaned the wound and took a shower. The stitches were in the shape of an up-side-down letter "T". Each line, about an inch & a half in length.
The day was spent keeping a cold compress on the wound to keep the swelling down.. The pain was a dull headache. I took 2 aspirin every 3-4 hours.
Here is what I look like 24 hours after surgery.