I went to my dermatology appointment this morning for just a checkup and came home with 9 tiny patches on my forehead and nose. Everything was fine except I had these little spots of thickening skin on my forehead and the side of my nose...not too noticeable but they bugged me something fierce so I asked the doctor how much it would cost to have them flattened. This was in no way, shape or form, an attempt to pretty myself up but just to take away an irritating blemish.
She gave me a price that made me wince (OHIP doesn't cover this sort of thing) but I thought, what the heck, you only live once so I said we could go ahead and when would be good for her. "Right now", she said and so I laid back and let her shove needles in my nose and forehead to freeze the areas, laser the spots (she started out thinking there were only 5 but she found 9), and then cover each one of them with tiny circles of bandages.
When I looked in the mirror, I looked like someone had gone wild and polka dotted me! Granted, they were skin colored polka dots but my stupid short haircut failed to cover most of them. Maybe not such a bright idea since the spots weren't anything dangerous, just a little unsightly!
Before she started, she asked if I had any plans for the next week because the freezing in my forehead would ultimately cause my eyelids to swell up for 5-7 days. I have no plans so today was as good a day as any to get this done. It stung a bit after the freezing wore off and tonight my forehead feels a little stiff but there's no pain.
These thick skin patches are something that some seniors get and they're not skin cancer. I have no idea why a group of them sprung up on my forehead but they're gone now and I hope they don't come back. Having them lasered isn't bad but my credit card took a beating.
I guess tomorrow morning I'll look as though someone punched me out...hope my daughters still want to take me out for dinner and a movie on Sunday!
She gave me a price that made me wince (OHIP doesn't cover this sort of thing) but I thought, what the heck, you only live once so I said we could go ahead and when would be good for her. "Right now", she said and so I laid back and let her shove needles in my nose and forehead to freeze the areas, laser the spots (she started out thinking there were only 5 but she found 9), and then cover each one of them with tiny circles of bandages.
When I looked in the mirror, I looked like someone had gone wild and polka dotted me! Granted, they were skin colored polka dots but my stupid short haircut failed to cover most of them. Maybe not such a bright idea since the spots weren't anything dangerous, just a little unsightly!
Before she started, she asked if I had any plans for the next week because the freezing in my forehead would ultimately cause my eyelids to swell up for 5-7 days. I have no plans so today was as good a day as any to get this done. It stung a bit after the freezing wore off and tonight my forehead feels a little stiff but there's no pain.
These thick skin patches are something that some seniors get and they're not skin cancer. I have no idea why a group of them sprung up on my forehead but they're gone now and I hope they don't come back. Having them lasered isn't bad but my credit card took a beating.
I guess tomorrow morning I'll look as though someone punched me out...hope my daughters still want to take me out for dinner and a movie on Sunday!
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