Dr. Teo Soleymani

So that's a, so I want to digress and make a couple of points on this. Family history, genetic history is one of the largest implicating factors in skin cancer. Now, this doesn't mean that Dr. Soleimani said sun plays no role. Go outside and burn all you want. Obviously, be sun smart. Don't burn. Just be cognizant of the fact that too much UV will increase your genetic predisposition.

So that's a, so I want to digress and make a couple of points on this. Family history, genetic history is one of the largest implicating factors in skin cancer. Now, this doesn't mean that Dr. Soleimani said sun plays no role. Go outside and burn all you want. Obviously, be sun smart. Don't burn. Just be cognizant of the fact that too much UV will increase your genetic predisposition.

But that doesn't mean we should be sun avoidant. So you can enjoy the sun wisely. That's number one. Number two, and I emphasize this all the time because I see such bad cancers and things in patients that could have been caught earlier. You know your body better than any doctor does. You know your intuition, your second brain, which is the nervous system in our gut.

But that doesn't mean we should be sun avoidant. So you can enjoy the sun wisely. That's number one. Number two, and I emphasize this all the time because I see such bad cancers and things in patients that could have been caught earlier. You know your body better than any doctor does. You know your intuition, your second brain, which is the nervous system in our gut.

But that doesn't mean we should be sun avoidant. So you can enjoy the sun wisely. That's number one. Number two, and I emphasize this all the time because I see such bad cancers and things in patients that could have been caught earlier. You know your body better than any doctor does. You know your intuition, your second brain, which is the nervous system in our gut.

It's the same reason why you get like a weird feeling when something bad is about to happen. Your gut intuition will tell you that something is not right better than any doctor. So if you feel like something is off, don't be blown off by your dermatologist, your primary care doc, your orthopedic surgeon, what have you.

It's the same reason why you get like a weird feeling when something bad is about to happen. Your gut intuition will tell you that something is not right better than any doctor. So if you feel like something is off, don't be blown off by your dermatologist, your primary care doc, your orthopedic surgeon, what have you.

It's the same reason why you get like a weird feeling when something bad is about to happen. Your gut intuition will tell you that something is not right better than any doctor. So if you feel like something is off, don't be blown off by your dermatologist, your primary care doc, your orthopedic surgeon, what have you.

I see this all the time where patients come and say, hey, I'm not sure about this. And they say, oh, it's nothing. Fast forward five years, it's been neglected. Now there's a wonking something that shouldn't have been there. So if you don't feel comfortable about it and you didn't like the way your doctor approached that, seek a second opinion. You're not insulting anybody.

I see this all the time where patients come and say, hey, I'm not sure about this. And they say, oh, it's nothing. Fast forward five years, it's been neglected. Now there's a wonking something that shouldn't have been there. So if you don't feel comfortable about it and you didn't like the way your doctor approached that, seek a second opinion. You're not insulting anybody.

I see this all the time where patients come and say, hey, I'm not sure about this. And they say, oh, it's nothing. Fast forward five years, it's been neglected. Now there's a wonking something that shouldn't have been there. So if you don't feel comfortable about it and you didn't like the way your doctor approached that, seek a second opinion. You're not insulting anybody.

You're advocating for your health. And in the United States particularly, we have to advocate for ourselves more than any other time in our lives. So that's one important thing. You know yourself better. The other things that I would say, you know, things that you want to watch out for, most common things is a pimple or what looks like a bug bite that doesn't heal in a month.

You're advocating for your health. And in the United States particularly, we have to advocate for ourselves more than any other time in our lives. So that's one important thing. You know yourself better. The other things that I would say, you know, things that you want to watch out for, most common things is a pimple or what looks like a bug bite that doesn't heal in a month.

You're advocating for your health. And in the United States particularly, we have to advocate for ourselves more than any other time in our lives. So that's one important thing. You know yourself better. The other things that I would say, you know, things that you want to watch out for, most common things is a pimple or what looks like a bug bite that doesn't heal in a month.

That's a first sign that you should see a doctor. One month is our cutoff from things that are inflammatory, acne, zit, mosquito bite, etc. They should go away within a month. After a month, then we start to think, could this be a skin cancer? Could this be something that shouldn't be there?

That's a first sign that you should see a doctor. One month is our cutoff from things that are inflammatory, acne, zit, mosquito bite, etc. They should go away within a month. After a month, then we start to think, could this be a skin cancer? Could this be something that shouldn't be there?

That's a first sign that you should see a doctor. One month is our cutoff from things that are inflammatory, acne, zit, mosquito bite, etc. They should go away within a month. After a month, then we start to think, could this be a skin cancer? Could this be something that shouldn't be there?

So pimple or bug bite that doesn't go in a month, something that bleeds easily, that's the most common presenting sign for basal cell carcinomas. Patients wash their face and they see a spot of blood on their nose or a spot of blood on their cheek, and they haven't really done anything for it to bleed. And then the third is a new or a changing mole.

So pimple or bug bite that doesn't go in a month, something that bleeds easily, that's the most common presenting sign for basal cell carcinomas. Patients wash their face and they see a spot of blood on their nose or a spot of blood on their cheek, and they haven't really done anything for it to bleed. And then the third is a new or a changing mole.

So pimple or bug bite that doesn't go in a month, something that bleeds easily, that's the most common presenting sign for basal cell carcinomas. Patients wash their face and they see a spot of blood on their nose or a spot of blood on their cheek, and they haven't really done anything for it to bleed. And then the third is a new or a changing mole.