On the mend: Deborah Hutton, 58, enjoys a walk with her dog Popcorn after bravely revealing her facial scars following surgery to remove two skin cancers
Deborah Hutton is on the mend after recently undergoing surgery to remove two skin cancers from her face.
The media personality, 58, cut a happy and relaxed figure as she trained her adorable puppy Popcorn in Sydney on Tuesday.
Sporting a plaster on her face from her surgery, Deborah dressed casually and comfortably in black leggings and a zip-up hoodie.
Enjoying the day: Deborah Hutton, 58, was seen out for the first time since undergoing surgery to remove two skin cancers from her face
A red baseball cap added a splash of colour to Deborah low-key look as she strolled along with her pet pooch.
On Thursday, Deborah revealed she was recovering well after having surgery to remove two skin cancers from her face.
She bravely posted a photo of herself to Instagram, showing the visible scars on her chin and cheek.
Deborah said she was ‘healing well’ and urged her followers to get their skin checked regularly.
Keeping paw-sitive! The media personality, 58, cut a happy and relaxed figure as she trained her adorable puppy Popcorn in Sydney on Tuesday
Casual: Sporting a band-aid on her face from her surgery, Deborah kept the rest of her athletic look simple with black leggings and a zip-up hoodie
‘I’m healing well. This is a shout-out to all the beautiful people who have responded so positively to my original post on my skin cancer surgery,’ Deborah wrote.
‘Thank you so much for your support and the stories you’ve shared of similar experiences. It’s overwhelming reading about the damage caused from over exposure to the sun.’
She added: ‘This is such an important message for all of us to be mindful and be active… Don’t delay in getting your skin checked early and getting it checked often. Prevention is everything!’
‘Don’t delay in getting your skin checked’: On Thursday, Deborah revealed she is recovering well after having surgery to remove two skin cancers from her face
The week prior, Deborah – who is a Skin Cancer Foundation ambassador – said there was nothing visible around her nose area and that it was her dermatologist who first noticed the abnormality.
The former Australian Women’s Weekly editor explained: ‘My skin will heal and in the coming months you’ll hardly see the scar. I’ve been here before nine years ago.
‘Skin heals beautifully, but only if you give it the chance before it’s too late. I’m extremely grateful to my surgeon and the nurses who looked after me, huge thanks.’
In June 2011, Deborah was diagnosed with her second bout of skin cancer – an infiltrating basal cell carcinoma on her upper lip – and had surgery to remove it.
So sore! The week prior she revealed she’d had surgery to remove two skin cancers from her face and shared a photo to Instagram of the stitches on her upper lip and nose area
Health battle: Deborah told Mamamia in 2016: ‘I had my first instance with skin cancer 15 to 20 years ago on my chest’
After the surgery, she told The Herald Sun: ‘I was yellow and bruised and my lips were swollen and half my mouth wasn’t working.
‘But I felt so lucky that I not only still had my lips and nose, but that they were still in the same place.’
Deborah told Mamamia in 2016: ‘I had my first instance with skin cancer 15 to 20 years ago on my chest.’
‘You just know when something doesn’t feel right when you have awareness of skin, the spots and marks. If something’s not right, an alarm goes off,’ she added.
Health woes: In June 2011, Deborah was diagnosed with her second bout of skin cancer – an infiltrating basal cell carcinoma on her upper lip – and had surgery to remove it