Thank you once again. Two-time melanoma survivor. As I have mentioned before, Stage 4 metastatic. It was everywhere with months to live. People get checked. Skin cancer kills.

@daphneraven6745

2 ай бұрын

Well, you can’t just leave that there. I mean you survived that. Only months to live. You have to at least let us know what you did that made the difference. I mean you’re not exactly a statistic now. That’s a real blessing, and may be a good thing to share.❤

@dlisa9735

2 ай бұрын

Blessed you are🙏🏽❤️🥰🤗

@gocowboys51411

Ай бұрын

I found a spot on my back where I had a freckle and you can still see the dark spot where the freckle is but a slightly lighter shade brown patch grew around it out of nowhere. If you compare it to the original freckle it's about 4x the size now. I just found this and my general doctor won't even see me until the end of July to give me a referral to a dermatologist! Should I have to wait that long?!?!

It would have been nice to include images of melanoma in mid to darker skin so we could see how it looks like on us too... inclusiveness in healthcare pls

@Omiiee

2 ай бұрын

Actually, I've seen a few videos from other derms and influencers and not a single one of them had shown other skin tones so I'm gonna change my wording. It's not 'nice' but what I should have said was BARE MINIMUM. The medical field is incredibly exclusionary and lacks medical images of symptoms on brown/black skin which leads to signs not being picked up and putting us at a greater risk. If the aim of this post was to promote awareness, you should've not take an exclusionary approach, even if it did come from a place of unintentional ignorance.

@dlisa9735

Ай бұрын

Hi just type in early stages of melanoma on a dark skin person hit images and it will show... I wish I can add the pics there's lots of them

Can you please do a short like this focused on examples of melanoma on dark skin tones?

Worked in pulmonary practice for years with patients who had metastatic melanoma that spread to lungs cuz it wasn't caught in time, especially in darker skin tones. Thank you for this!

I lost my momma to melanoma in 2012. She had a lesion on her upper arm. For YEARS, her asinine GP told us it was just a skin fungus. I got so fed up, that I made her an appointment with my dermatologist. He diagnosed melanoma immediately. Within 2 years, she was gone. Get a full body check at least once a year. BY A BAORD CERTIFIED DERMATOLOGIST. Please. 🙏

@suzannahyle6938

2 ай бұрын

I’m so sorry that you lost your mom like that, that’s terrible. 😢

@karmaleenash2841

2 ай бұрын

@@suzannahyle6938 Thank you for your kind words. 🙏

@phantomlegs

2 ай бұрын

Glad this was so informative with multiple pictures with exams.

Thank you for all of the important info!!

I love this doctor

I'm a melanoma survivor... thankful I had my mole checked early. I get full body skin checks every 4 months now.

Thanks Doc. I’ll definitely be checking and paying more attention to the details on my body 👍🏽❤️🇯🇲🙏.

This is the first time I've heard that theres some that's all red. I have several flat red spot on my chest and arms and I have no clue what they are. But, they dont bother me so I've never asked a doctor about it or had a doctor mention it when seeing me (they're very obvious). I guess I'll ask my PCP during my physical next week. Thank you!

@jaiiyouu

Ай бұрын

any update?? hope you’re well

Thank you Doctor. Short &very useful

Yep. Noticed 1 uneven freckle and 1 dark mole that became “8” shaped. Doc found a third. All early melanoma.

I’m a massage therapist and I’ve caught a lot of melanoma looking marks on my clients. It’s honestly crazy. What’s super crazy is you can tell the difference big time between the health and unhealthy skin. I had this one client that had Sun damage , It was in an outline of a one piece bathing suit.

My dad died from a mis-diagnosed 'cyst' that was melonoma, on his upper leg, by his regular Doctor. It metastatizied to his brain in 9 months. This is in Australia, well known for excellent skin care and melanoma is pretty common due to outdoor lifestyle. Never skip a body scan for skin cancer from a dermatologist.

@NCYogini

2 ай бұрын

So sorry for your great loss. 🙏💔

In Maine there are a shortage of dermatologist The largest office isn't accepting any new patients in Augusta They are referring out to smaller offices and the wait is 6 months to a year at most of these places We got in on a cancelation but will need to drive almost 4 hours round trip Very scary for people that have serious problems

Mine was on the midriff area....because I didn't know about using tanning beds in the 80s 😭

PCPs should be the first line of defense. They should check every check up visit.

@nessa6997

2 ай бұрын

Most times they won't check unless you tell them

I am always worried about this mole on my nose everytime I see this type of video, be because it look similar 😭

@arabicteachingworld9589

2 ай бұрын

Sameee

@spinasoul

2 ай бұрын

Same, thankfully I can go to the doctor and ask everytime a new mole appears on my skin! I have way too many of them that look waaay too similar to that

Thank you for this brilliant information and for making people aware ❤❤❤❤

It would be good to show non white skin tones in your images

My son has that same line in his nail for a few years I talked to his Dr she said no worries it’s comond in growing children now that I’ve Watch your video I’m scared and I’m making an apointment with a dermatologist a soon as possible

@erikawanner7355

2 ай бұрын

Melanoma isn’t very common in children as it’s often due to long periods of sun/UV exposure (why it’s often only seen in adults) but definitely no harm in getting it checked out!

@iserrano9307

2 ай бұрын

@@erikawanner7355 Thank you very much God bless you and your loved ones🙏

Thank you for this video I appreciate it

Thank you. ❤vlog.

Could you tell your opinion about the rumours about benzoylperoxid causing cancer ?

Sooo.. do i just find a random dermatologist and say i want a full body look over?? 🤔

@exposedlurker2958

2 ай бұрын

Yup just ask for a total body skin exam!

@HeyhitmeBAM

2 ай бұрын

Like full, full body?..lol

@exposedlurker2958

2 ай бұрын

@@HeyhitmeBAM Yup, skin cancers dont stay away from private parts

@db-gb5xi

2 ай бұрын

You can also get a referral from your GP.

@sandraelliott

2 ай бұрын

DONT BE SHY! Doctors see SO many bodies a day- sorry but you will just be 'another one'. I was saved from extremely aplastic nevis that was light tan, not jagged though!

Omg I have a spot on the back of leg. I’m so scared

Yes... I get 100 body check every year.

... how do I know google is using my search history on youtube? By getting this video after searching this exact thing a few hours ago...

Yep my fiance many years ago had one on his upper back 😲

They look like galaxies. Please show on African American skin. Light and esp. darker skin.

Definitely looks like a duck far away,but if course my eyes are terrible even with my glasses on. Prayers for this person. XO GOD BLESS you all

Great! Now I’m afraid that I’ve got it

@ingenunis5003

Ай бұрын

😮 me to

Not me having a faint brown streak on my nail…

@eriyush

2 ай бұрын

Same, gonna have to get checked out 😭😔

@finding13emo

2 ай бұрын

same my dr told me it'd 'grow out' that was years ago and it's still here ¬_¬

Does it have to develop from a mole or freckle or on clear skin as well?

I have a brown spot on the bottom of my foot it's pretty big but completely flat can it be melanoma ,no bumps nothing just brown in that area

My moms was inside her ear, stage 3c.

Can skin cancer like start with an itchy bump? I'm kinda worried because it suddenly formed like a round red mark, I put medicine and bandaid on it and it turned into like a burn mark, it's on my arm and it's kind of healing slow...

I just noticed a black line on my left big toe like the one pictured. 😢

Hi, I'm not sure if you've talked about body acne before. I've suffered with body acne since I was 13 years old and I'm now 26. I've tried so many remedies for body acne and even body wash but nothing is helping so far. If someone has any information to help, please let me know ☺️

My friend had one in his eye. It killed him.

What was ur mcat score doctor

I have an area on my upper nose near the inner corner of my eye and it’s just like a flaky piece of transparent skin that just never heals. But around it is darker skin. Any thought?

@erikawanner7355

2 ай бұрын

Go get it checked out. My other half had a lesion like that on his upper lip and it was basal cell carcinoma. Basal cell is one of the “better” skin cancers as it’s easily removed, although it can leave some scarring

Is it normal to be getting dark spots like this just show up? Seems like alot of ppl get them, by just seeing the comments. I've never had random spots/moles just show up.

@amason5332

2 ай бұрын

Or is it more so ppl that are 40 and older?

Can any of those skin lesions itch?

My ex had melenoma bur refused to get it looked at. He ended up cheating on me so I'm glad he never went to the doc😂

Omg i think i have it

@erikawanner7355

2 ай бұрын

Go get it checked!

My dark skinned race here in Australia doesn't suffer from this. I have never heard of one case where an ideginous person has died of melanoma???

@Littlebigtime

2 ай бұрын

I just googled it and it says that the rate for indigenous ppl to get melanoma not die from it is 2.2 for every 100,000 versus 5.1 for European descent ppl and that's from the official Australian website. Here in the US I found studies that show indigenous ppl actually have higher rates. Wear sunscreen...EVERYONE should. At this point if you don't just plain stupid.

@erikawanner7355

2 ай бұрын

It’s not common in darker skinned people but it can happen… if something doesn’t look right on the skin or if there’s a wound that just won’t heal best to get it checked out.

This guy has given some WRONG ADVICE.

But what does it look like on dark skin? 🥲 I get freckles in summer and I’m really not sure I’d even know to be suspicious if something with this coloration appeared on me because it would blend in so much. Are there other identifiers?

@db-gb5xi

2 ай бұрын

Dr Alexis Stephens (a black derm who specializes in Fitzpatrick skin types IV-VI) has an older video on doing a full body skin exam.