Mom Thought She Just Had Dry Skin. Months Later, She Had Hole 'The Size of a Quarter' in Her Nose After Skin Cancer Diagnosis

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Amanda Anderson, 43, from Layton, Utah, first noticed she had a small spot on the side of her nose in January of this year; however, she wasn't initially concerned, as she said her skin often gets dry during the winter months, per SWNS. After having a gut feeling that something was wrong, Anderson went to another medic, who then booked her in for a biopsy in June, before the results came back as basal cell carcinoma on June 23. She was scheduled for surgery three days later to remove the spot.

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00:00All right, just to remember to wear sunscreen, because I'm about to get some basal cell carcinoma removed.

00:11Good morning. This is the next morning.

00:30Good morning.

01:00Okay, I just got home from my follow-up with my doctor, and I'm going to show you guys.

01:17She was so excited about how good everything is looking, how flat the scarring is, and I only have like one little spot right here in my nose that's even like a little bit bumpy.

01:30Because of the massaging and all the products and everything that I've been using, she's so impressed.

01:35She even thought that it was a six-week follow-up, but it's actually only a three-week, so I'm so excited.

01:45Five-week update on my nose.

01:48I do not have any makeup or anything on my scar at the moment.

01:53It is healing so well.

01:55It is feeling so great.

01:57If you are about to have Mohs surgery, don't worry, you guys.

02:00It looks scary at first, but you're going to get through it.

02:03Just like all of you in the comments said, and I really appreciate all of your guys' kind words of encouragement, but it will get better.

02:09And everybody just keeps saying, give it a few more months, give it a few more months, and you're not even going to be able to tell.

02:14And I think they're going to be right.

02:16I think they're going to be right.

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