The First Lady presented after the operation “a swelling of the face and bruises” but “feels well”.
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LDoctors on Wednesday removed two cancerous growths from US First Lady Jill Biden, who is “feeling fine” after her surgery, they said.
“All cancerous tissue has been successfully removed (…) We will be monitoring the area closely as it heals, but we do not anticipate that any further procedures will be required,” Presidential Physician Kevin O’Connor said in a note. .
A “small lesion” on Jill Biden’s left eyelid was “completely removed” and “sent for standard microscopic examination”, he added.
During the procedure, doctors discovered another lesion on the left side of Jill Biden’s bust, which also turned out to be cancerous and was removed.
The First Lady presented after the operation “facial swelling and bruising” but “feels well”, said Kevin O’Connor, specifying that she would return to the White House “later in the day”.
Accompanied by her husband Joe Biden on Wednesday, she had boarded the presidential helicopter Marine One in the morning to go to the Walter Reed military hospital, near Washington.
The White House has confirmed that it has a “scheduled outpatient surgery procedure, known as Mohs surgery.”
This procedure, which takes place under local anesthesia, is considered extremely effective in eradicating the formation of skin cancer, if it takes place early enough.
