Christie Brinkley has revealed that she was diagnosed with skin cancer, as she shared an update with fans. The 70 year old model, actress and entrepreneur announced the news on Instagram, as she shared a snap of herself in hospital, with her head bandaged.Thankfully, she shared that doctors had "caught the cancer early".
In the caption, she wrote: "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." The rest of her post went on to advise her followers to use SPF as a preventative measure, writing: "The good news for you is that all of this can be avoided by being diligent with your sun protection!
I got serious a bit late so now for this ole mermaid/gardener, I’ll be slathering on my SPF 30, reapplying as needed, wearing long sleeves and a wide brim hat.
And doing regular total body check ups..that is a MUST ! "I was lucky to find mine, because I was accompanying one of my daughters to HER check up ..The Doctor was looking at each freckle with a magnifying glass… it wasn’t my appointment so I wasn’t going to say anything but at the VERY end I asked if he could just look at a little tiny dot I could feel as I applied my foundation .