A mother-of-two has been left with a hole the size of a five-cent nickel in her face after dismissing the sign of skin cancer as a ‘stubborn spot.’
Keely Jones, 40, was advised by a beautician to get a red blemish on her face seen to.
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Yet, Ms Jones, from North Carolina, was convinced the bump on her temple was just a spot as she rarely exposed her skin to the sun.
After eventually seeing a doctor in September, Ms Jones was finally diagnosed with a form of skin cancer, known as basal cell carcinoma, and required more than 20 stitches after the growth was removed on November 21.
Ms Jones, who owns a beauty company, is sharing her story to warn others of the risks of skin cancer.
She said: ‘Skin cancer can happen to anyone – I hardly used tanning beds and always avoided the sun, and I still managed to end up with skin cancer.’