What Kind of Skin Mole Is This? Posted: 08-17-05 11:16am
I have this skin mole under my armpit. It
looks like extra skin and it's growing
bigger and longer. But, at the tip of it
aboout 5 days ago it was purplish red and
now it is black and rock hard. Just the
tip. I'm not really sure what happened.
The mole has been groing on for about a
year now. There is also a raised brown
mole next to it. I am really worried
about this though. Can someone tell me
what kind of mole that is. I cant find
anything on it. Thank you :)
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Crystal1111
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 07 Jul 2005 Posts: 102 Location: Florida
Mole Posted: 08-17-05 12:01pm
Well, without seeing, it's hard to tell
what kind of mole it is. Because it has
changed recently, I would see a
dermatologist. I caught a malignant
melanoma on my hip early and am one of the
lucky ones. Since it's a recent change,
chances are if it's anything dangerous,
you can take care of it early. Early
detection is the key. Most likely, it is
a benign nevus (mole), but just to ease
your mind, I would see a professional and
have it checked out. Good luck!
Crystal
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Glamorgirli
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 17 May 2005 Posts: 193 Location: Michigan
Posted: 08-17-05 12:02pm
A lot of moles start out as red and turn
to brown. Moles under the armpit are so
annoying i've had 3 removed. I say go to
the dermatologist and get it removed and
have a biopsy done on it!
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dtyber
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 05 May 2004 Posts: 18 Location: Castle Rock, Colorado
Posted: 09-14-05 21:04pm
Just had a melanoma removed from my back.
I couldn't see it, so I didn't know it
was there. I was lucky, it was stage ia.
At stage iii they start to worry about
it spreading to the lymph nodes.
What concerns me about your description is
the change in the mole. Go to a
dermatologist.
The abcds of melanomas (signs)
a - assymetrical
b - irregular border
c - color, varied
d - diameter (bigger than a pencil eraser)
