Teddi Mellencamp has given an eye-opening look at the aftermath of her latest surgery for melanoma on her back while urging everyone to get their skin checked.
“I promise you do not want to go through this,” she wrote Dec. 27 on Instagram.
The former “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” star and wellness coach has undergone multiple surgeries since being diagnosed with stage 2 melanoma in October 2022.
Warning: Some of the images below could be disturbing.
She shared a photo of her giving a thumbs-up from bed after undergoing what she said was a “wide excision melanoma, soft tissue defect reconstruction with adjacent tissue rearrangement.”
“Basically they cut out the area of my shoulder and replaced it with a flap of skin from below on my back,” she wrote. “But the pain and discomfort are all worth it.”
In a slide on Instagram, she shared a photo of the area of her upper back on the right side showing the scars from past surgeries and the markings of the surgeon ahead of the procedure.
“It’s pretty painful, but I am so grateful that they did such a great job,” she said in a video from her hospital bed on Instagram.
“Whew, that back skin is tight. Struggle bus, but I’m hoping they got it all,” she added.
Melanoma is “the most serious type of skin cancer,” according to the Mayo Clinic, but can be treated successfully if caught early enough.
Mellencamp, 42, also shared a raw look on her Instagram story at the Z-shaped scar on her back following the procedure.
Mellencamp’s husband, Edwin Arroyave, sent her a heartfelt message on Instagram ahead of her surgery.
“As Teddi goes in for the biggest surgery in her melanoma journey today, I just wanted to share how her absolute strength through it all has been nothing short of incredible,” he wrote. “I know this battle…
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