First Lady Jill Biden is set to have a procedure to have a ‘small lesion’ above her right eye removed.
The lesion was discovered by Dr. Kevin O’Connor, Physician to the President, during a ‘routine skin cancer screening.’
Vanessa Valdivia, the First Lady’s Press Secretary, confirmed the news that Biden, 71, would undergo the removal, the second time she’s gone under the knife as first lady after having a puncture wound cleaned out in July of last year.
The procedure, known as ‘Mohs surgery,’ will take place on January 11, according to O’Connor.
The president and first lady returned to the White House on Monday after spending the New Year’s holiday on St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands.
In April 2021, she underwent what the White House said was a common medical procedure.
The president accompanied his wife to an outpatient center near the campus of George Washington University and the couple returned to the White House after about two hours.
Biden departed the White House a little after 7 p.m. that night to meet the first lady at Walter Reed, flying on Marine One. ‘I’m late for a very important date,’ he told reporters as he left.
The White House provided no details about that procedure.
