Gordon Ramsay is used to bringing the heat in the kitchen. His years as a professional chef, restaurant rescuer and tough critic have prepared him for nearly every high-pressure situation — except one: the long-term effects of the sun.

Ramsay announced earlier this week that he had basal cell carcinoma removed from his jaw in an Instagram post. The photo shows a bandage across the side of his face and a line of stitches from his earlobe to below his jaw.

“Grateful and so appreciative for the incredible team at The Skin Associates and their fast, reactive work on removing this basal cell carcinoma. Thank you!” Ramsay wrote.

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He also joked that it was not a facelift. “I’d need a refund,” he wrote.

Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is the most common form of skin cancer and the most freq

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