May 2008 Weddings
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Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
If you have questions about this, please email help@theknot.com.
Thank you.
Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
Has anyone been to a dermatologist?
I have my first appointment today. I had 2 small red spots come up on my face that haven't gone away. While I'm there I figured I'd get a skin cancer check. Has anyone had one? If so, should I expect to strip down to my undies or even less?
Re: Has anyone been to a dermatologist?
ok so I got to the Derm every 3 months. yep..i'm that lucky. I've had about 12-15 moles removed and all have come back severely displastic (meaning very abnormal). There are different degrees that they can be abnormal...and of course mine are the worst..which buys me frequent trips to the Derm. Everytime I go they have my take off what I'm comfortable with...i usually wear a tank top and then if i need them to see anything under it, i move it or wahtever. every doc is different...even in the same practice. i saw the other doc once and she had me put on a gown. honestly...you want to make sure they see EVERYTHING. the moles that they've taken off do not look wierd/strange to me at all! pay special attention to any new or changing moles.
liek MD said, the removal process is simple. you only feel the first teeny sting of numbing stuff and then they razor off the mole for biopsy. they will call you in a week or so to tell you results (if they need to take larger margins off if it's abnormal). if you're lucky like me...you get to go back, have surgery (about a few inches work of scar depdnding on how bad it is) which is simple and painless...a little discomfort depending on location the next day. stiches come out after 12 days.
good luck!
A little late but yes, down to your undies and that's it. Of course it's weird but it's your health you're talking about, so you'll get over it :-) I've been to the dermatologist since I was little, we have a history of melanoma in my family. I've had 3 pre-cancerous moles taken off and trust me, it's much better to catch anything BEFORE. Make sure you go every year, it's really important.