LOS ANGELES, Dec 25: Julian Lennon, the eldest son of the late Beatles legend John Lennon, has revealed that he underwent a seven-hour emergency surgery in Los Angeles after discovering a cancerous mole on his arm. The 61-year-old musician and photographer shared his traumatic experience on social media, just five years after publicly dealing with another cancer scare.

Julian explained the situation, awaiting biopsy results, and recounted his emergency operation. He credited his dermatologist, Dr. Tess, who had previously "saved his life" during a prior cancer scare in 2020, for urging him to return for surgery. The surgery involved his skin, shoulder, and forearm, with one of the areas diagnosed as Melanoma.

Julian urged his followers to get checked by their doctors, saying, “Hi Folks, Well, here’s how this goes… Before I flew to New York from Los Angeles, for Good Morning America, Sirius XM, iHeart Radio & My Fotografiska Q&A Book Signing Event, I went to see, as I usually do when in LA, My lovely Dermatologist - Dr. Tess, who was the one who caught & operated on My Mole/Skin Cancer a few years ago, and literally saved My Life…”

He continued, “Anyway, after having just finished GMA, I received a message from Dr. Tess, with some urgency to return to Los Angeles, as I had 2 locations on My Skin, Shoulder & Forearm, one of which was Melanoma, that should be operated on ASAP! So instead of going home to put my Christmas tree up and happily finish the year off, relaxing at home, I flew directly back to Los Angeles, after all my work in New York was done."

Julian flew back immediately and went straight to surgery at a clinic in Los Angeles. He expressed his gratitude, saying, "I went directly from LAX airport, to surgery, with a surgeon recommended by Dr. Tess, who spent several hours cleaning up and operating on me, with large margins, in the hope that we have, at the end of the day - clear margins, which would mean being free from cancer… The operation was a success, but we have yet to have the results of the biopsy, which we may not receive before Christmas.”

He expressed deep appreciation for the medical professionals involved, saying, "First of all, I’m very thankful to Dr. Tess and Dr. Tim, for being able to coordinate this surgery at such short notice, but for once again, hopefully Saving My Life… One can never be too confident in circumstances like this, but we all believe that Dr. Tim has saved the day… So finger’s crossed for now.”

Julian added, "Obviously good news, would be the best Christmas present ever… Which I’m hopeful for… But I just want to say, this is also a timely reminder to all, to please get yourself checked out by your doctor… It only takes a short while to do so, and you may just be saving your own life, at the end of the day… so please, for the sake of yourself, your family, and friends just go to your Dr and do what must be done…"

He ended with a heartfelt message: "I love life and I want to live for a very long time and this is one way, and a choice, that could determine your future… I wish you all happy holidaze and a healthy long life… Love to all ”

In 2020, Julian faced a similar scare, sharing how he was “shaking inside” after an emergency operation to remove a cancerous growth from his head. His dermatologist had noticed a lump that had always been there but "looked and felt a little different." She recommended a biopsy, which revealed the lump was cancerous, leading to immediate surgery in Los Angeles.

Julian wrote on Facebook at the time, “She urged me to have a Biopsy 2 days ago, which I obliged... Only to learn, 24 hrs later, that it was malignant/cancerous, and that her recommendation was to get it removed immediately, which is what happened today... Hopefully, we managed to remove all that was cancerous, but the mole is being sent off again, for a further/deeper analysis, and I'll have those results next week.”

Reflecting on the time leading up to his diagnosis, Julian shared that it had been one of the "most positive and productive weeks" of his life, especially after the emotional challenges he faced following the death of his mother, Cynthia, in April 2015, after a short battle with cancer.

Julian’s father, music legend John Lennon, was tragically shot and killed in 1980.