Head & Neck
Surgeries performed by Dr. Scott Geiger and Dr. John Hulsen in Chesterfield, MO just outside of St. Louis.
Patient 1
This patient had Mohs surgery to remove a skin cancer from his forehead. This left a hole too large to close without distortion of the eyebrow or hairline positiongs. Dr. Geiger reconstructed the area by moving skin from his collar bone area to the defect. Here he is 4 months later with a hardly noticeable, […]
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Patient 2
This nice young lady was referred by her Mohs surgeon after removal of a basal cell cancer of her chin. This left quite a large defect in the center of her chin. Dr. Geiger reconstructed the wound under local anesthesia with an excellent outcome. Here she is several weeks later and one can hardly see […]
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Patient 3
This nice gentleman was referred to Dr. Geiger for reconstruction of a right cheek and nose defect after his skin cancer was removed by a Mohs surgeon. Dr. Geiger designed a flap of adjacent tissue to slide down and fill the wound while concealing the incisions along natural crease lines. This prevented distortion of his […]
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Patient 4
This patient developed a melanoma in situ of her left forehead. She underwent several rounds of slow Mohs excision by her Dermatologist to ensure all of her cancer was removed. Ultimately she had a 4cm x 4cm defect of her upper forehead. Dr. Geiger used a full thickness skin graft to reconstruct the defect and […]
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Patient 5
This nice gentleman was referred to Dr. Geiger for management of his left cheek melanoma. Dr. Geiger performed a wide excision under local anesthesia to remove the cancer and close the defect along natural wrinkle lines. The result is an aggressive cancer cured and a hardly noticeable scar. […]
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Patient 6
This gentleman developed a melanoma just in front of his ear cartilage. Dr. Geiger removed the melanoma with wide margins, and reconstructed the defect using a full thickness skin graft. This prevented distortion of his ear cartilage and sideburn area while nicely camouflaging the defect. […]
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Patient 7
This patient was referred to Dr. Geiger for reconstruction of a Mohs defect of her right cheek after removal of a melanoma. The wound was repaired using a “cervicofacial flap” which borrows laxity from the entire cheek and neck to rotate into the area. The incisions are discreetly placed along natural contours and wrinkles lines […]
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Patient 8
This nice patient developed a squamous cell cancer of her lip. She underwent removal using the Mohs technique to ensure full eradication. The following day Dr. Geiger reconstructed the area by moving her entire lip over and borrowing some laxity from her cheek. Here she is 3 months later looking great and showing the good […]
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Patient 9
This patient developed multiple cancers on each cheek. He underwent staged removal of the cancers by his Mohs surgeon. Dr. Geiger reconstructed the areas by moving tissues around to best hide the scars. Some additional skin from his left neck was used to fill in the remaining defect of the left cheek. Here he is […]
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Patient 10
This patient had prior skin cancer removal and reconstruction of her right nose several years ago. She developed a new skin cancer on the left side now and underwent Mohs removal ensuring all of the cancer was gone. The resultant defect was quite large with exposed cartilage. After discussing several different reconstructive options, Dr. Geiger […]
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