Gordon Ramsay is giving insight into his health battle.
Alongside a pair of photos that show a line of stitches running from the bottom of his ear to his jaw, which he later covered with a bandage, the British celebrity chef shared that he recently underwent a procedure to treat skin cancer.
“Grateful and so appreciative for the incredible team at The Skin Associates and their fast reactive work on removing this Basal Cell Carcinoma,” Gordon wrote on Instagram Aug. 30. “Please don’t forget your sunscreen this weekend.”
Basal cell carcinoma is a type of skin cancer caused by long-term exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation from sunlight, per the Mayo Clinic, which often appears as a slightly transparent bump on the skin.
“I promise you it’s not a face lift,” the 54-year-old continued. “I’d need a refund…”
And while the Kitchen Nightmares star—who shares kids Megan, 27, Jack, 25, Holly, 25, Matilda, 23, Oscar, 6, and Jesse, 21 months, with wife Tana Ramsay—has been keeping an optimistic and humorous outlook on the situation, his friends and family expressed their support in the comments.
