Julian Lennon shares his recent battle with health.
On Thursday, December 18, the 51-year-old son of late Beatles member John Lennon and his ex-wife Cynthia Lennon revealed on X that he had been diagnosed with skin cancer and had to undergo emergency surgery.
Julian said he was diagnosed after visiting his Los Angeles dermatologist, Dr. Tess, who “caught and operated on my mole/skin cancer, a few years ago, and literally saved my life.”
After going on a press tour in New York, the musician and photographer was called by dr. Tess that she has to return to Los Angeles for surgery.
“After I just finished GMAI received a message from Dr. Tess to return to Los Angeles immediately, because I had 2 locations on my skin, shoulder and forearm, one of which was melanoma, which needs to be operated on asap!,” he wrote.
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Julian Lennon at the MusiCares Persons of the Year Gala held at the Los Angeles Convention Center on February 3, 2023.
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According to the Mayo Clinic, most melanomas are caused by exposure to ultraviolet light and usually affect the skin of the face, arms, back, and legs.
Julian went on to say that he had to fly back to Los Angeles and go straight to surgery “with a surgeon recommended by Dr. Tess, @timneavin – who spent several hours cleaning me up and operating, with great margins, in the hope that we would have, on at the end of the day – clear boundaries, which would mean we don’t have cancer.”
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And he’s not out of the woods yet.
“The operation was a success, but we are yet to receive the results of the biopsy, which we may not get before Christmas…” he said.
Julian expressed his gratitude to his medical team in the midst of this stressful time.
“First of all, I am very grateful to Dr. Tess and Dr. Tim, for being able to coordinate this surgery on such short notice, but for once again, hopefully, saving my life,” his caption read. “One can never be too confident in these circumstances, but we all believe that Dr. Tim saved the day… We’re keeping our fingers crossed for now.”
Julian continued to urge his followers to see a doctor.
“It only takes a short time to do it, and you might just be saving your own life, at the end of the day… so please, for yourself, your family and friends, just go to your doctor and do what you have to do,” he wrote. . “I love life and I want to live a very long time and this is one way and a choice that could determine your future… I wish you all a happy holiday and a healthy long life.”
Ending his caption with “Love to all”, Julian shared black and white shots of his surgery scars.
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