Had a basil cell removed from under my eye this morning...fun stuff. luckily they got it on the first shot and didn't have to stay there very long. Looks like I'll have a nice black eye, or at least it feels like it as the local wears off. stitch job was excellent and shouldn't leave too big a scar. Guess I'll be wearing shades for a while Just a reminder, wear your sunscreen out there. you younger guys should definitely wear some especially at the lake or beach.
Sup potential melanoma buddy. I've had some stuff cut off that looked suspicious, but so far nothing cancerous... definitely in the risk zone though. And you don't have to be old to get it, I know people in their twenties who've gotten skin cancer.
whoa...glad you're okay man. yeah i am a fair fair complected person too and i always pound on the sunscreen. again, glad you are okay!
Thanks, basil cells although common are still a type of skin cancer and I'm only 32. My MD says people are getting them at a younger age now due to overexposure to the sun as a child. these things look like a zit at first and then a mole, but not a common type...more like a flesh tone mole that can get bigger and then smaller and may bleed occasionally. If you have anything like this get it checked out. They can occur anywhere on your body.....that is exposed to the sun regularly that is :naughty:
I do not tan, I do not brown. I turn red. I am the wonder bread white boy of the world 10000spf + t-shirt for me when I go out :naughty:
me too but i always forget the screen so i get the sanremoredneck! all jokes aside im glad your ok.:wiggle:
I am fair skinned myself and worry about getting skin cancer. I need to use sunscreen more often but I used to get baked all the time hence why I worry. What are some early signs/ symptoms?
The best thing to do--assuming you have health insurance--is to visit a good dermatologist for a checkup, and they will tell you what to look out for. Generally you want to be paying attention to moles appearing, changing etc. Irregular edges and varying color within a mole *can* be a bad sign, though not necessarily.
the best thing to use if you are in the sun is a sunBLOCK different than sunSCREEN you want something that blocks uva AND uvb rays. Falleen Cotz is what i use because i have to protect the tattoos from the sun.