Minnie, I agree with Brian about the healing process, once you've been radiated. I was told that any cutting in the radiated area of the mouth could be disasterous and I could end up with open cuts that would never heal. My brother is a dentist and, because of the radiation, he can't do implants. He's hoping that some future technology will help, but it's not here yet.

I was very fortunate in that my scaring down both sides of my neck and under my jaw line is barely noticiable. I have a gouged out place on my wrist that you have to look hard to see and my sqiggly scar from my wrist to my elbow is a faint one. That's my harvested area.

Good luck.
Sandy