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How one comment from my dermatologist changed everything
The Comment My Dermatologist Made That Changed Everything
This article is part of Upstream, The Daily Wire’s new home for culture and lifestyle. Real human insight and human stories — from our featured writers to you.***“Wow, you have a lot of moles,” the dermatologist said, studying my arm with some sort of magnifying device.“I know,” I said since I had obviously seen myself before. It was my first skin cancer screening, aka “mole check.” I wrapped the papery gown so tight it became a bodycon mini dress and tried to seem relaxed as he parted my hair to see my scalp and thoroughly examined my ears, nose, palms, armpits, elbows, toes, and everything in between. Almost all of my moles looked weirder than the examples on the internet.Three melanomas later, I’ve visited my dermatologist more often than I see my out-of-state family. But whenever I feel like Temu Frankenstein about my scars from mole removal surgeries, I’m grateful my doctor noticed changes in my most suspicious beauty marks before it was too late.Maybe Ice Cube offered the best advice with the lyrics, “You better check yo’ self before you wreck yo’ self.” Still, when it comes...
