got melanoma spotted and removed early...1 little cell in the inside of my ear looked like a freckle, Dr. got it before it set root, Hooray!!! I am still on this earth chasing waves (thx Dr. Bishop). It was in a spot you would have to push sunscreen into your ear canal to protect....Good advice from my last Dermo visit...it was recommended to document through pictures all body spots EVERY month. They need a record of growth rate, shape change, etc.... I recommend everyone do this (just keep them to yourself please). Long term photo documentation is so easy now with cams on every phone.

Oddly, my last regular dermatologist visit was the first in a long time with no spots frozen. I'm pretty happy to have had only one basal and one squamous, so far. A grandmother's family came from around Vaasa, Finland.