After seeing two top Los Angeles dermatologists – Dr Tess Mauricio and Dr Daniel Behroozan – and undergoing a biopsy, Kardashian was subsequently urged to have an “immediate operation” to remove what turned out to be, according to her family surgeon and friend Dr Garth Fischer, a “dangerous and significant” tumour on her cheek. Luckily, they caught the melanoma early enough to remove it completely: “I was lucky and all I have is a scar to tell the story with,” said Khloé.

Kardashian’s experience is a lesson to us all. Having previously suffered a melanoma on her back aged 19 (which she also had surgically removed), the reality star revealed she was sharing her story as a reminder to her followers to get their skin checked out frequently. Most dermatologists recommend going for an annual mole and skin check-up and, in between, developing a relationship with our skin, in order to know what’s normal and what’s not.