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October 23rd, 2009
Hi

Can anyone please help me? I am 27, I have a few moles on my body, especially on my breast area.There are 2 of them that concern me a lot.After having a shower I rubbed the raised mole with the towel by mistake.After that I noticed it was three times bigger than it would normally be(I am not sure if it was big before rubbing it, might have been as it's troubled by the bra also), it became lighter (light brown)and it looked like it was almost falling, it was a bit red under it and looked like a little wounded surface.After one day, it's already smaller and it has darker color, almost black.It has a round shape, and it's normal size is slightly larger then the point of a pen.I am worried not to be a type of melanoma.Can someone please advice me about this?
I have another mole that is not raised.It has a strange shape.It is dark brown,it has enlarged after pregnancy.It looks like round but in the middle of it there's skin color. The whole size of it is that of the end of a pencil.
I will be waiting for your advice.
Thank you so much.
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CarolineEF
replied October 23rd, 2009
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I think you are fine...Very often a melanoma will have a different shape and colors...I am enclosing a slideshow from Mayo Clinic that I hope is allowed...If not google the word and you will find this...Good luck:

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/melanoma/ DS00575

Caroline
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biancab27
replied October 24th, 2009
Thanks a lot for replying.It looks like the raised one is drying and probably will fall off.I hope it will be ok.
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mm_ms_mommy
replied July 15th, 2010
Hi. My name is Jennifer and Im 28 years old. I have had a few moles removed over the years and they have all came back fine. However I have noticed that I have about 7 new ones that have popped up on my head over the past 6 months or so. I found the first one while brushing and drying my hair one morning. The brush scrapped across it and cut it open. I then started feeling around to see if there were any more. I found more then I bargained for. I cant see them because of where they are but I can feel them and they are getting bigger and bigger. Some are even tender to the touch. I am a single mom of three and dont have health insurance so I cant afford to go to the doctor which makes it even worse. Im afraid if I keep putting it off then it will just continue to grow and get more dangerous. Any advise???
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