Moles are usually dark-colored skin growths which are very common. Medically they are called as nevi. Most people have around 10 to 40 moles. They occur because pigment-producing cell in the skin grows in clusters. Some of them show changes with time, become lighter or darker. Change in a mole or appearance of a new mole in an adult can be a sign of melanoma. Melanoma is the most serious cancer of the skin. If detected early it is highly treatable.
The mole on your body can have the following features
On the basis of the appearance of moles, there are two types of moles
If you have any of your moles having any of the features of ABCDE guide then consult your doctor as soon as possible because half of the melanoma arises from atypical moles. Not all atypical moles are cancerous, in reality, even most of the atypical moles are non-cancerous and half of the melanoma can still arise from the normal-looking skin
Your doctor will easily tell a mole just by looking at your skin but he may ask some questions about your medical or family history about moles.
Most moles need not to be treated or removed. Your dermatologist will remove a mole if
Your mole is thought to be cancerous
There are two procedures for mole removal
It is not possible to prevent all types of moles due to body’s own genetics but you can try some measure which can reduce the chances of formation of atypical moles and thus melanoma like
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