Worried about spot of forehead
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Worried about spot of forehead
I am really worried as I have a spot on my forehead which at 1st I thought was a normal spot but decided to take a photo and sent it to skinvision to check.
I received an email back from them to say they have identified some characteristic of skin cancer.
The spot in question doesn't bleed and when I popped it yesterday some white-ish a but hard pus came out (sorry)
I am waiting to see my gp but cannot get an appointment until end of the week and I am very scared.
Any advise would be greatly appreciated. I have attached a photo of the actual spot.
Thank you, Davina
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Re: Worried about spot of forehead
Dear Davina,
Sorry to hear about your spot. I am afraid it is impossible to tell much from the image and generally it is extremely difficult to take good photographs of skin lesions. However, it would be unusual for a cancerous spot to have pus inside. Of course you need to keep your appointment with your GP so that your GP can examine your spot in person but I do not think you should worry while you are waiting for your appointment.
I hope this is helpful.
With Best Wishes,
Dr Anton Alexandroff FRCP(UK) PhD CCT(Derm) FRSM FAAD
Consultant Dermatologist and Honorary Senior Lecturer
The British Skin Foundation Spokesperson
London, Cambridge, Leicester and Bedford
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Sorry to hear about your spot. I am afraid it is impossible to tell much from the image and generally it is extremely difficult to take good photographs of skin lesions. However, it would be unusual for a cancerous spot to have pus inside. Of course you need to keep your appointment with your GP so that your GP can examine your spot in person but I do not think you should worry while you are waiting for your appointment.
I hope this is helpful.
With Best Wishes,
Dr Anton Alexandroff FRCP(UK) PhD CCT(Derm) FRSM FAAD
Consultant Dermatologist and Honorary Senior Lecturer
The British Skin Foundation Spokesperson
London, Cambridge, Leicester and Bedford
http://www.alexandroff.org.uk
Instagram your_skin_dr
Twitter your_skin_dr
Dr Anton Alexandroff
Consultant Dermatologist, Honorary Senior Lecturer & BSF spokesperson - FRCP, CCT (Derm), PhD, FRSM, FAAD
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Consultant Dermatologist, Honorary Senior Lecturer & BSF spokesperson - FRCP, CCT (Derm), PhD, FRSM, FAAD
http://www.talkhealthpartnership.com/on ... ndroff.php