Age Spot Removal

I've never bothered about my age spots because I had enough to worry about with the skin cancers but this particular age spot has irritated me way too long.  I visited the dermatologist yesterday for my 6 month check-up and she only had to spray a couple of spots on my skin that didn't look quite right.  They're probably not skin cancers but I'm happy to have them checked and sprayed anyway.

I mentioned to her that I'd like the larger age spot on my cheek removed and she was able to do it right away.  Lucky me!  It's considered cosmetic surgery so I had to pay $180 to have it removed but it's worth it if it looks okay in the end.  There's quite a large bandage on it but I'll use something smaller when I replace it myself.

Age spots are darker patches on the skin but this one also had some depth to it and it was only getting larger so I thought it best to remove the darned thing.  Having it or losing it mattered not one bit to my appearance but I just hated seeing it there.  Most people thought I had something stuck on my cheek and often tried to pick it off so it's better gone.

Yesterday was the first time I'd been skin cancer free for almost 1 year so I'm hoping the worst is behind me and all I'll ever need from now on is the bi-yearly spraying to keep it under control.  Wishful thinking, maybe, but I'm hoping!

Before removing the spot, I received a needle to freeze it...this hurt a bit but not horribly.  From what I understand, the spot was removed by laser and it only took maybe less than a minute to do.  I have a fair sized bandage on my cheek and will have to keep it covered for a couple of months.  No big deal.  Soon the bandage will be no more than a small bandaid so that's no problem.  I've had so many skin cancers removed and been bandaged more than I like to think about.  At least this one isn't from a skin cancer removal!

I put the photo on Facebook and Kim mentioned that I have a large ear...not so!  I have lovely little ears but the photo somehow made it look awfully big.  I think it's the angle of the photo.  What bothers me more about the photo is that my hair looks terrible!

Anyway, there has been no pain or discomfort even after the freezing wore off.  I do hope it doesn't come back quickly, though.  There's never any guarantee, but I'm hoping!