Ecuadorian president undergoes successful surgery in US

oh Guillermo Laso, President of EcuadorA successful operation was performed in the US for treatment Melanoma was recently discoveredThis was communicated to the government on Saturday (20).

Lasso “submitted to a complementary surgery of a preventive nature, which was successful,” the executive’s communications secretary highlighted in a memo.

On Tuesday, shortly before heading to Houston, the president announced he would undergo a medical examination after being diagnosed with melanoma, which the president says is not life-threatening.

“Surgery to remove melanoma located on lower right eyelid was successful,” the president confirmed on Twitter this Saturday.

I am in good health and will return to Ecuador today to continue my work. Thank you all for your prayers, he added.

Mass is scheduled for this Sunday.

Laso, 66, underwent surgery to remove the cancer on July 29 in Ecuador. In the same blinkHe then underwent a biopsy.

The Ecuadorian president took office in May 2021 and a month later underwent an operation in the United States to remove a cyst from his lower back that forced him to use a cane as a result of a medical error years ago.