Talk Morgan Forums Morgan Sports Cars Morgan Aero 8, 2012< Plus 8, SuperSports, Coupe & Aeromax So, have you driven your Aero today?

Well Peter, MrsW has long hair, and it didn't help. The cancer was Basal cell carcinoma. It appeared around the end of march, looking like a small boil. It then developed what appeared to be multiple heads, before morping into what resembled a wart. Six weeks later it was the size of a large blueberry, and increasing in size every day. As it happened I had used a private clinic a few months earlier for a worrying mark on my arm and seen a consultant plastic surgeon. So it became obvious to us that MrsW should go the same route. It was all resolved in a few weeks, but a long wait would have increased the risk considerably. Because ears don't have much surplus skin, it required a skin graft, so although it was a walk in - walk out local anaesthetic op, the stress levels and the waiting, even for a short time took its toll. The skin graft site is almost invisible now. Her ear damage is hardly noticeable, although close up, it's thin because he removed the cartilage, and a slightly different shade of pink.

The speed at which it developed was something of a shock. Exposure is cumulative and so age increases the risks significantly. So cream up and get a hat!