I recently (10 days ago) had a mole
removed from my palm below my index finger
and a new one is appearing already!
The one i had removed appeared out of
nowhere on my palm about 3 years ago. It
started of as a speck i thought was pen
ink it was so tiny. I kept trying to wash
it off. It gradually grew and i realised
it was a mole. I wasnt at all worried
since it was on my hand and i always
thought you only had to worry if you had a
mole that was exposed to sun and changed
color etc. It got to be about 2 by 3 mm
(pretty small) so i asked my doc how big
it would get. She didnt like the look of
it and the fact that it appeared rom
nowhere and had an irregular shape (it
sort of looked like ink running along my
palm print) So it had to come off. It
wasnt itchy or scabby and the doc who
removed it said it was quite superficial
(they didnt have to dig into muscle or
anything). They did say that moles can
return after removal but i thought they
meant it would come back where it was in
the first place.
They used an elptical excision and the cut
is healing up, its 1.5 cm long.
But im developing a new mole just below
the end of the cut. Its nearly a whole cm
from where the old one was. Its starting
exactly like the old one at the moment its
a tiny speck (i actually thought it was
dirt again!)
I havent gotten the results back from the
first mole and wont for another 2 weeks. I
wasnt expecting it to be malignant and i
dont think the doc was either. But does
growing my new mole so quick make it more
likely? The new mole only appeared about 3
days ago.
I really dont want to have get anymore
skin removed the cut i have is very tight
alrweady and interfering with my ability
to move my finger proerly and play my
saxophone .
Plus i wasnt worried at all i never evn
considerd cancer since im hardly ever in
the sun (im in ireland).
Am i worrying over nothing? I mean just
cause i got another so quickly doesnt mean
cancer or does it make it more likely? If
its more likely i really want to know
cause i like to be prepared for possible
bad news.
Thanks
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MandMs
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Posted: 02-04-08 05:12am
Moles do not usually re-grow once they are
removed. However, whenever a mole is
removed there are some mole cells left
remaining in the skin. Sometimes, the
cells will grow a new mole which is
usually darker than the original mole.
This new growth need to be evaluated.
When do you plan to visit your doctor?
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