For six months, I'd had what looked most of all like an incipient pimple on my nose. However, it didn't really go away. In just four weeks, what I thought was a pimple suddenly looked like a big witch's wart! It didn't look very good. I called my doctor and got a referral to a dermatologist, who on closer inspection thought it needed to be looked at more closely.
I got an appointment to have the growth cut away. It was removed, and the dermatologist was supposed to get back to me after 10 days. However, I heard nothing and contacted the clinic myself. Unfortunately, the answer was not so positive, because it was squamous cell carcinoma, and it had to be removed.
I was referred to a plastic surgeon at the hospital. Here, the message was that 12 mm had to be cut around the nose. They would take skin from my cheek! It just couldn't be right – I was devastated at the thought and immediately sat down at my computer and googled other options for surgery.
That's how I came across Skin Cancer Clinic. I called the clinic and had a good chat with Bolette, who is the general manager of the clinic. Years ago, Bolette had had exactly the same operation that the hospital had offered me, and it hadn't turned out very well. That is exactly why Bolette knew what I was facing and how I felt, as she had been in the same situation herself.
I quickly got an appointment at Skin Cancer Clinic and was anxious to see how much needed to be removed. I was pretty nervous before the operation, but the atmosphere was just so relaxed and nice, and it was a really good experience. I ended up with two very small triangles on my nose to close the wound and a total of 10 small stitches – far less than I had dared to hope for. Not even my good friend could see the scars from a distance two months later. It's so well done, and I'm incredibly relieved and happy.
Gitte Olin
