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Three years ago I went into Advanced Dermatology with a spot on my upper lip. Without doing a biopsy on the area they used liquid nitrogen and I could feel the over-spray but assumed there would be no residual effects. I now have a depigmented area the size of a jelly bean under my nose which started out being the size of a pencil tip. I am currently undergoing a treatment, at my expense, to hopefully repigment the area at the cost of $250.00 a treatment.(let's just hope it works.) I addressed it with Advanced Dermatology but without ever requesting to see the area, they refused to take any responsibility. To further my frustration with them, I repeatedly pointed out two separate areas of suspicion to them at visits and was told the areas looked alright. Long story short, they were both finally biopsied and diagnosed as squamous cell cancers and surgically removed. I have since moved-on and found a new dermatologist which I am scheduled to see for the first time in August. Live and learn but a reminder each time I look in the mirror!