Mum has to have eye SEWN SHUT to treat skin cancer after lash technician spotted it from technician union Watch Video

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✓ Published: 22-May-2024

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A mum alerted to a tiny spot on her eye while getting her lashes done was diagnosed with skin cancer - and had to have her eye SEWN SHUT to treat it.<br/><br/>Chloe Boulden, 28, was told she had a tiny spot on her lash line when she went to get eyelash extensions in October 2022.<br/><br/>The spot beneath her left eye continued to grow and become red over the next few months - and Chloe became more concerned.<br/><br/>In October 2023 a skin check up led to her being booked in for an urgent appointment with a specialist.<br/><br/>A biopsy revealed the mum-of-four had basal cell carcinoma - a form of skin cancer caused by sun exposure.<br/><br/>Chloe had to have the cancerous part of her eye cut away and a skin graft taken from her neck to replace it, in a full eye reconstructive surgery.<br/><br/>Then she had to have her eye sewn shut for weeks to get an established blood supply to the graft.<br/><br/>Now Chloe wants to remind others of the importance of sun protection - and to warn people to \