Eric Dane aka McSteamy from Grey's Anatomy realized when he looked in the mirror that something was wrong early into the new year.  He thought he had chapped lips, but it clearly wasn't so he went to the dermatologist.  He told OK!:

"I went to my dermatologist. He said it was malignant tissue caused by sun damage."

He was treated by having the malignant (cancerous tissue) area  frozen off with liquid nitrogen.  Ouch!  He also had a severe reaction to the cream for his lip and explained:

"My skin is very sensitive, and my lip was traumatized by the procedure I had to go through."

Dr. Micki Ly, a dermatologist from Hawaii stated:

"Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the United States. More than a million cases are diagnosed annually. But Eric was extremely wise to act quickly in dealing with it. The mouth is a bad area for a malignancy because they spread faster in mucosal areas, of which the mouth is one."

It's great Eric revealed his story because it can serve as a wakeup call to many others to get looked at by a doctor if something on the body is looking different or suspicious.

I hope he's recovering well.  How scary though!

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