[Personal] I saw a post on this subreddit 2 weeks ago about how important it is to get annual skin checks at the dermatologist. I decided to get one and I found out one of my moles is an early form of melanoma.

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I saw this post made by the wonderful /u/I_dont_mind_KimK and decided, what the hell, why not. I have insurance and would only have to pay a $15 co-pay to get a skin check. I had never had one done before. There was also a mole on the back of my shoulder that I couldn’t remember if it had always been that dark or not so may as well get it checked out.They performed a biopsy during that appointment and I got the results back today. That mole ended up being a very early low form of melanoma. I’m going to have a melanoma excision performed on Friday and will have to get skin checks every 6 months and keep an eye out for any new spots.I am not somebody who enjoys spending a lot of time in the sun and I never have been. It makes me sweat and feel hot. However whenever I was in the sun I also never wore sunscreen on my body because I could never find one that didn’t feel greasy (I did eventually find one with Neutrogena’s Beach Defense sunscreen lotion and I highly recommend it). I also had a pretty gnarly farmer’s tan and I wanted to even it out and sunscreen would counteract that. I was always good about applying sunscreen to my face (I love Olay’s sensitive skin spf 30 moisturizer and, yes, I make sure to apply ¼ teaspoon!) but I neglected my body. So somebody that never really spent an extensive amount of time in the sun regularly still ended up with a bad mole.If I had never seen that post then I would have never bothered to get my skin checked until it was probably too late. I never thought a Reddit post would potentially save my life but I’ll take it. Thank you /r/SkincareAddiction!TLDR: Seriously, wear your sunscreen on your face AND your body. Get regular skin checks at your dermatologist too!
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