First lady Jill Biden to have lesion removed from face

Jan. 5 (UPI) -- First lady Jill Biden will undergo a procedure to have a small lesion removed from her face next Wednesday, according to the president's physician.

"During a routine skin cancer screening, a small lesion was found above the first lady's right eye. In an abundance of caution, doctors have recommended it be removed," Dr. Kevin O'Connor said in a statement from the White House.

"On Wednesday, Jan. 11, at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, the first lady will undergo a common outpatient procedure known as Mohs surgery to remove and definitively examine the tissue," he said.

O'Connor did not say in the statement that the lesion was cancerous.

Mohs micrographic surgery is used to remove skin cancer cells. The procedure uses microscopic guidance to target the cancerous cells while preserving as much healthy tissue as possible.

The procedure is named after Frederic E. Mohs, a surgeon who created the technique in 1938.

Doctors at Walter Reed removed a sharp object from Jill Biden's foot in 2021.