The Emotional Impact of Skin Cancer...Skin cancer effects go far deeper than any scars....Reactions0reactionsComments7 comments
More Than a Mole: Changing the Narrative on Skin Checks...If you have previously had skin cancer surgery, examine your scars closely. Look for changes like new raised areas near the scar....Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Protecting the New Skin You're In: Post-Efudex Tips...Picking at any sore or scab can lead to unwanted scars....Reactions0reactionsComments8 comments
Skin Cancer and Mourning the Loss...Maybe we have scars or discoloration. We know that we are still the same on the inside, but something feels different. What have we lost here?...Reactions0reactionsComments6 comments
Never Give Up...I was convinced they were just scars or scratches from working outside or my puppies. I was always a sun lover since I was a teenager....Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Using My Pain to Encourage My Patients...I was also able to talk her through the procedure, encourage her, and let her know that while this accident “tried” to kill her, her scars are an indication...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Get Naked (!!!), Get Checked...vulnerability means 6 months of a safe mind and confidence, or 5 days of waiting for an answer. 20 minutes and a pair of eyes is nothing on my imperfect...Reactions0reactionsComments8 comments
An Open Letter to Our Skin Cancer Community: Why I Admire You...When I see your scars and stitches, all I see is what is lovely about you....Reactions0reactionsComments6 comments
My Melanoma Nightmare Part Two: A Hole in My Head...And I have the scars to prove it....Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Fear of Recurrence? Not Me. Well, Maybe Me...carcinomas, and I didn’t like having Mohs surgery, dealing with the fear of what I’d look like after surgery, and the limitations after surgery, and the scars...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Pros and Cons of SRT...surgery didn’t remove it entirely, or if it’s a skin cancer that's really close to a previous excision, we can treat it without cutting back into old scars...Reactions0reactionsComments6 comments
Embarrassed About Skin Cancer?...I admit it, saying I have had cancer is way more embarrassing than my scars....Reactions0reactionsComments6 comments
Face In The Mirror...At age 60, I was not only fighting crow’s feet but those willful zits that caused scars....Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Natural Born Redhead...I have scars from my sunburns. I had melanoma at age 41. Didn’t even know I had it....Reactions0reactionsComments11 comments
I Love You. Don't Tan....They have seen your scars, heard your story, and still they tan....Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Dermatologists and Dentists: Biopsy Fatigue...I associate going to see the dermatologist with pain, scars, stitches, wounds and fear. I just don’t like to go....Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Do you have battle scars?...I have scars on my bottom lip from 4 shave excision surgeries....Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesCoping
You Can Lead Them to Sunscreen, but You Can’t Make Them Use It...Your skin cancer scars have been bared along with a piece of your soul....Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
I Get By With a Little Help From My Friends...They will encourage you through the scars, the burns, and the heartache and cheer with you when the worst part of the appointment is just the appointment...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Living with Survivor's Guilt...You have the scars to prove it, the battle wounds. But what happens, when that's not all you leave the hospital with?...Reactions0reactionsComments5 comments
