What stage was her melanoma lesion?
Do you know the thickness of melanoma?

She is in stage 1 and the current biopsy is 1" deep and 4" across on her lower back.We will know this week if they got all of the cancerous tissue.
Thank you for your reply.
Billsay

Stage 1 melanoma are lesions that are thinner than 2.0mm or less than 1.0mm thick.
All the treatment that is needed, is a removal with a wide local excision (an early melanoma, with no spread to the lymph nodes or any other part of the body, it is highly likely that simply removing it will cure the patient).
One of the main factors affecting survival for people with melanoma is the thickness of the tumor when it is diagnosed.
Melanoma that is thinner than 1.5mm, is related with 5 years survival for 96% of patients, and after 5 years of diagnosis and treatment there is only a small chance that melanoma will come back.

Your daughter needs to avoid sun bathe, wear sun screen and covering clothes.
She needs to watch and check for any changes in other moles, any dark mole-like spots appearing near where the mole was removed and any enlarged glands (lymph nodes) near to where she had the mole removed (if she notice something like this she can arrange an extra check up).

Thank you for your reply.We appreciate the advice.
Billsay

You are welcome!
Best wishes for you and your daughter!
Marija