Ariana Madix has been cancer-free for seven years. In 2018, the Vanderpump Rules alum got diagnosed with melanoma — and she is now sharing updates on her recovery and health journey.
The Something About Her co-owner took to Instagram on Wednesday, March 26, where she explained how she discovered she had skin cancer and what she did to treat it. "I had noticed a dark spot here," she said, rubbing her chest. "But it was a few years before I decided to do anything about it. A major push for me to see the dermatologist came from my [Instagram] followers. I went to see a dermatologist and he immediately made me see a plastic surgeon."
The surgeon was able to remove the mole, but testing revealed that it was a much bigger issue than just a mole. "I'm so glad that I went that day because it was not benign. It was melanoma," she continued. This resulted in the doctor removing a much larger area of skin and lymph nodes from under her arm to make sure that the cancer had not spread, which it did not.