‘It’s pretty big too, so I’m nervous’: Rhian Sugden reveals she was hospitalized to have a ‘suspicious’ birthmark removed
Rhian Sugden has revealed that she will undergo surgery at the hospital to have a “suspicious” birthmark removed.
The glamorous model, 36, took to Instagram to share a selfie from her bed as she prepared to undergo the procedure, adding that she will need 12 stitches once the birthmark is removed.
Sharing that she is “nervous” because of the size of the birthmark, Rhian urged her followers to check their moles and birthmarks regularly, and seek medical help if any of them change.
Health scare: Rhian Sugden has revealed she will undergo surgery at hospital to have a ‘suspicious’ birthmark removed
Rhian captioned her post: ‘Holy Moley.
‘My consultant has pointed out to me that a birthmark on my leg looks very suspicious and I have to have it cut today.
It’s pretty big too, so I’m nervous. You need up to 12 points. Always be sure to keep an eye out for birthmarks and changing moles. If they look dodgy, have them removed. Better safe than sorry. #birthmark #mole check.’
Warning: The glamor model admitted she was ‘nervous’ about undergoing the procedure as she would need 12 stitches.
Concerns: Rhian urged her followers to check their moles and birthmarks regularly, and seek medical help if any of them change.
Skin cancer develops mainly on sun-exposed areas of the skin, including the scalp, face, lips, ears, neck, chest, arms and hands, and on the legs in women.
But it can also form in areas that rarely see daylight: the palms of the hands, under the fingernails or toenails, and the genital area.
Skin cancer affects people of all skin tones, including those with darker complexions.
When melanoma occurs in people with darker skin tones, it is more likely to occur in areas that are not normally exposed to the sun, such as the palms of the hands and soles of the feet.
It comes after the star recently opened up about her anxiety diagnosis for the first time, revealing her lifelong phobia of being sick, which started when she was just three, led to panic attacks and left her hospitalized.
Speaking with former Love Island star Dr. Alex George at the stompcast podcastst, Rhian admitted that her phobia of being sick has taken over her life and even her husband has had trouble dealing with his panic attacks and anxiety.
Rhian revealed that her fear has affected much of her life for more than 30 years, from keeping her from getting on school buses to stopping her from going on holiday abroad to eating most food, leaving her with a very low weight
For years, doctors had struggled to help the model, but after she decided to try different therapies, including shock therapy and hypnotherapy, she said that recently she finally began to learn to cope better.
Rhian explained: “For the last five years I have been diagnosed with anxiety. But I’ve had it since I was about three or four years old and it wasn’t really a thing back then.
‘Ever since I can remember, I’ve had a bad time. I feel like he has taken over a lot of my life, but he comes from a phobia of being sick.
‘I have ideas where it came from because I’ve had so many different types of therapy over the years. I have had hypnotherapy, CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy), shock therapy.
And they pushed me back in a way, something I never thought was possible. I thought this was just ridiculous talk, but they managed to bring up memories I didn’t know I had. That was the hypnotherapy that did that.
Rhian explained that hypnotherapy helped bring up memories of her childhood, including seeing a diner lady at her school sick, helping her understand when the phobia started.
Candid: It came after the star recently opened up about his anxiety diagnosis for the first time when he spoke with Dr. Alex George on the Stompcast podcast (pictured with Alex)