Christie Brinkley Shares Scary Skin Cancer Diagnosis -- See Her Photos!
perezhilton.comChristie Brinkley is opening up about her recent health battle. The former model took to Instagram on Wednesday to reveal she had been diagnosed with basal cell carcinoma, a common form of skin cancer.
But thankfully, her doctors detected it early and quickly had it removed! Phew! Alongside graphic pictures of her in recovery following the procedure, Christie reminded everyone to “slather up” in sunscreen regularly and get body check ups in the caption: Related: Olivia Munn Reveals She Has Been Diagnosed With Breast Cancer According to Christie, she got very “lucky” with her early diagnosis.
The National Lampoon’s Vacation actress recalled in the post that she went with one of her daughters to a checkup appointment and asked the doctor about a “tiny dot” she noticed on her temple.
When he took a look, he immediately knew something was wrong and ordered a biopsy. Christie explained: What a great reminder to be diligent with using sunscreen on a day-to-day basis!
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