Wear Your Sunscreen!!
And a hat, and long sleeves, and gloves. Just cover it all up.
The last couple of years has shown me how damaging all those hours (years) I spent basking (baking) in the sun really were.
First, it was my forehead sinking into my eyebrows. After spending days and nights with my scotch tape holding my face in place, I had my forehead lifted. I had no idea this was a thing until it happened to me.
This time, it’s a spot on my face.
My face!?1 Of all the places I burned - and OMG did I burn - it has to manifest on my face?
This spot has been lasered off a couple of times. Because it came back similar in shape, size, and color it didn’t concern me. But this last time it came back ‘different’ and instead of having my esthetician laser it off, I asked my face2 doctor about it during a check-up.
She looked at it, swiped a couple of cells with a piece of (scotch!) tape, and when she returned she told me she was hooking me up with dermatology.
A few days later the dermatologist c…
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