Sun damaged skin

Vince · Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2019 8:09 am Post subject: Sun damaged skin

Had a visit to the Plastic Surgeon today to have some sun-damaged skin removed from my right cheek. He certainly "went to town" with his scalpel, but it had to be done.

Sooo, I suppose it's timely to remind each and everyone of us to be mindful of any strange lesions, scaly patches or unusual looking moles that appear on our skin. Get them checked out by a Doctor in case they are a "nasty"...Basal Cel Carcinoma (BCC) which are quite common or the first of the real "nasties", Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCC) which can matasisize. Heaven forbid that a mole is discovered that is a melanoma growing.

We have a saying here in Australia...SLIP, SLOP, SLAP - Slip, Slop, Slap! Slip on a shirt, slop on sunscreen and slap on a hat. It is good advice that is well worth following.

Sunsmart Campaign

Bushmaster · Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2019 11:04 am Post subject: Re: Sun damaged skin

In a knife fight were ya?

gelandangan · Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2019 3:55 pm Post subject: Re: Sun damaged skin

You should see the other guy

Vince · Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2019 6:18 pm Post subject: Re: Sun damaged skin

Bushmaster wrote:

In a knife fight were ya?

Looks like it mate, hey. Tell ya what, it’s bloody painful today. Mad

Bushmaster · Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2019 7:13 pm Post subject: Re: Sun damaged skin

Especially when you laugh.

slimjim · Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2019 9:12 pm Post subject: Re: Sun damaged skin

Vince, you are going to be such a "tough" looking guy, guys will move out of your way when you walk into the bar!

Vince · Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2019 11:22 pm Post subject: Re: Sun damaged skin

Bushy wrote:

...Especially when you laugh.

No laughin' here at the moment mate...everything is too tight. When the swelling goes down I'll be able to laugh though. Very Happy

slimjim wrote:

Vince, you are going to be such a "tough" looking guy, guys will move out of your way when you walk into the bar!

Yeah, but I'm thinking now I have a "sabre slash" scar, I will have to buy a parrot to carry on my shoulder and learn to speak PIRATE...Aaaarrrggghhh me hearties, splice the mainbrace, Set the plank and keelhaul the slimy bugger, Willy, it's your turn in the barrel...Aaaarrrggghhhhh

Elvis · Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2019 1:30 am Post subject: Re: Sun damaged skin

if my memory serves me right youve had a brush with these naaasties before Mate???? you take care and look after yourself till you heal up properly.

Aloysius · Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2019 2:35 am Post subject: Re: Sun damaged skin

Some go hunting, other's buy their meat for a New Year's dinner...

on the other end of the world they simply cut a piece of themselves...

the question now: is there enough Vince left to conquer the joke-section of the Nuts?

and I couldn't believe what Gelandagan's wife did to him...
so it's not only dangerous spiders, snakes, fishes, animals, ... you have to watch out for down there...
Vince, you feel lucky she missed your throat by about 10 cm? Don't let her try a knife of Geland next year... Smile

BTW, are your nipples left and right still at the same hight? Next time you better go to a vet, they use smaller stitches... Smile

RePete · Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2019 6:05 am Post subject: Re: Sun damaged skin

Hope you heal well Vince and keep your sense of humour, BUT I couldn't help my self.

Vince · Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2019 9:45 pm Post subject: Re: Sun damaged skin

Aloys...the stitches aren't too bad. The external ones are not the important ones mate...there is a shedload of stitches under the surface that are doing the real job of holding everything together mate.

DallanC · Site Admin Joined: Jan 18, 2005 Posts: 3572 Location: Utah

Wow... well glad they caught it now. Melanoma can be nasty stuff. My dad had to have some removed a few years back off his face. I have a spot I need to get looked at... good reminder.

-DallanC

dhc4ever · Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2019 3:04 pm Post subject: Re: Sun damaged skin

We have the technology, we can rebuild him..........
Seems we are all now paying for our misspent youth.
Having had over 50 things removed over the years due to paranoia from loosing a father and uncle to melenoma, that paranoia saved my life.
Ive had 2 squamous cel carcinomas, one on the leg was an easy fix, just add another scar to the collection.
The second popped up at the base of my tongue just above my voice box.
That got found after I found a pea sized lump in the side of my neck.
Seems 1 pea sized lump in a lymph gland can equal a 30mm tumour in a very difficult place.
Thankfully chemo and radiation got rid of it or I would have ended up with a flip top head and half or less of a tongue.
But they did pull 11 teeth before radiation as it had the potential to cause issues if they required any work in the future as the radiation can badly effect blood flow to your jaw bone or even kill your jaw bone.
Brisbane currently has a uv index of 15 over summer and 7 to 10 in winter.
Slip lop slap indeed.

Vince · Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2019 6:16 pm Post subject: Re: Sun damaged skin

You are a very lucky man Pete. I’ve never heard of an SCC internally, only on the skin outside. I’ve had 5 or 6 SCC excised now...can’t remember exactly how many, but they are nasty mate. You be careful in the sun.