Fixing this hole

[Bienes Raices]

Can this hole could be fixed with just the joint compound/mesh method, instead of the more involved method where you cut out a square of drywall around the hole? The hole is is only about 2" by 2". Thanks.

[J Scott]

Most likely, in the time it took you to take that picture, download it, paste it here, and write your post, you could have just patched the hole! :)

Here you go:

http://www.ehow.com/video_4150_patch-hole-drywall.html