Christie Brinkley shares ‘early’ skin cancer diagnosis

Christie Brinkley is warning her followers to be “diligent with your sun protection” after she was diagnosed with skin cancer.

Christie Brinkley is warning her followers to be “diligent with your sun protection” after she was diagnosed with skin cancer.

The model, 70, announced her diagnosis Wednesday on Instagram, accompanied by graphic images of a gaping wound on her temple, which she also photographed stitched up and bandaged.

“The good news for me is we caught the basal cell Carcinoma early. And I had great Doctors that removed the cancer and stitched me up to perfection like an haute couture Dior,” Brinkley wrote in her caption.

Basal cell carcinoma is a type of skin cancer, per the Mayo Clinic. It begins in basal cells, a type of cell found in the skin. Typically, basal cell carcinoma takes form as a bump on the skin and is often caused by exposure to sunlight.

In her post, Brinkley said her type of cancer “can be avoided” and shared a message about the importance of sun protection, something she said she “got serious” about “a bit late.”

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/christie-brinkley-shares-early-skin-cancer-diagnosis-rcna143315

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