Hi there,
Thank you all in advance for your help.
I live in England and have recently read about mole removals and cancer. I have a mole (not the 'flat' ones but the sort of '3D' ones more of a beauty spot/birthmark) on my head and most times its covered by my hair. I just wanted more information on the possibility of removing this? Does the method of tying something around it so as to starve it of oxygen/blood work? Is it dangerous? Also if (God forbid) it turns out i have got cancer then how serious is this? What can be done?
Regards
Removing a Mole, and the dangers and long term affects of skin cancer?
I've had several moles removed. It was an outpatient, in the doctor's office kind of thing. They put anesthesic on the area and cut out the mole, but cauterized it. It didn't hurt. It was then biopsied, and luckily was not cancerous. If it is, the sooner you find out the better. Your doctor can tell you your options.
Monday, August 23, 2010
Kind of disgusting/embarrassing.. why do i get freckle-like moles wherever i "pop" black heads?
I have sensitive/fairish skin, but lately (in the past year), if i pop a blackhead i get a large freckle/mole in its place. Needless to say I am very apprehensive about doing that anymore, but I was wondering if anyone could tell me why before I see a dermatologist about it? I've asked my friends about it, but i'm the only one it happens to that I know of. They mainly develop around the outskirts of my face, but they're brownish and ugly. They are the same color as a mole I suppose, but they aren't raised above the skin at all. Why me!?!?!? Is there anything I can do? I know you're not "supposed" to pop stuff anyways...but still! Sometimes you feel like you have to.
Kind of disgusting/embarrassing.. why do i get freckle-like moles wherever i "pop" black heads?
You may need a scar cream, or a firming cream for your face. They are rather expensive, but they work wonders.
Reply:I don't know the answer to your question, so I would suggest asking your Dr or a Dermatologist, however, I just wanted to say, from personal experience, please do not get in the habit of squeezing blackheads or pimples. You will regret it. I started messing with my face over 10 years ago and I have scarred it bad. At first it was just occasional, but it has turned into a terrible OCD-like habit probably made worse by anxiety. I just don't want to see anyone fall into the same trap.
Kind of disgusting/embarrassing.. why do i get freckle-like moles wherever i "pop" black heads?
You may need a scar cream, or a firming cream for your face. They are rather expensive, but they work wonders.
Reply:I don't know the answer to your question, so I would suggest asking your Dr or a Dermatologist, however, I just wanted to say, from personal experience, please do not get in the habit of squeezing blackheads or pimples. You will regret it. I started messing with my face over 10 years ago and I have scarred it bad. At first it was just occasional, but it has turned into a terrible OCD-like habit probably made worse by anxiety. I just don't want to see anyone fall into the same trap.
Small skin-colored benign skin lesion?
I have in the past had a small skin-colored bump, or raised area about the size of an average mole, come up under my eye, like in the soft, thinner skin right below my eyelashes. I went to a skin cancer clinic and he shaved it off. It wasn't anything malignant, but now, about 8 months later, another one is forming in the same general area (about half an inch away from the original site) with a tinier one next to it. I have called the skin cancer clinic to ask what the first one was in the first place, since all I ever got was a good report from pathology. Has anyone had anything like this before? I am in my early 40's and have very fair skin.
Small skin-colored benign skin lesion?
Cholesteatoma is usually in the ear.
It is best to get the original pathology report which you should be able to get. Try to call your doctor first. If they can't give it to you, get the phone number for that pathology lab. They can certainly give it to you (it is your report).
It could be squamous papilloma or skin tag which is benign. Both can recur.
It is still a good idea to have them excised and sent to the Pathology Lab again for diagnosis.
Good luck.
Reply:Cholesteatoma probably in that area.
baby jade
Small skin-colored benign skin lesion?
Cholesteatoma is usually in the ear.
It is best to get the original pathology report which you should be able to get. Try to call your doctor first. If they can't give it to you, get the phone number for that pathology lab. They can certainly give it to you (it is your report).
It could be squamous papilloma or skin tag which is benign. Both can recur.
It is still a good idea to have them excised and sent to the Pathology Lab again for diagnosis.
Good luck.
Reply:Cholesteatoma probably in that area.
baby jade
I have a question about skin?
Question I have this thing on my face that is just really annoying to me, i don't know what it is called. It is kinda like the thing on Sarah Jessica Parker's face or Rebecca Gayheart but not as big, i wouldn't say it is a mole because it is the same color as my skin(pale) just it is raised, are there anyways to get rid of it like using merderma, injecting with corteson or using a kind of skin smoother cream/gel...
I have a question about skin?
Could be a boil
I have a question about skin?
Could be a boil
Does Skin cancer appear as a brown spot from a mole or can it just be appear with out a mole?
I can appear as a scaly spot or it may look like a bump. It can be in a brown mole or look like a freckle. It doesn't have one look so check your self often.
Does Skin cancer appear as a brown spot from a mole or can it just be appear with out a mole?
My dad had them and they look like a deformed mole, that has overgrown a little. And I agree with the other person, they looked scaly in a way. He had a few removed on his arms. SO WEAR sunblock!
Reply:Both
Remember anytime you have a lesion on your skin to look for the ABCDs
A stands for asymmetry. (One half of the mole doesn't match the other half)
B stands for border irregularity.Benign moles have nice smooth edges whereas melanoma are busily invading and tend to have irregular edges.
C stands for color. If the color is intensely black, possibly with a bluish tint, or the color is uneven across the mole, this is suspicious of a melanoma.
D stand for diameter. If the mole is greater than 6 mm (about the size of a pea), then there is a greater chance that it is malignant.
If the lesion has any of the following, or a previous lesion on your skin has gotten bigger- go to your dermatologist!
Reply:It can appear with or without a mole. Wear your sunscreen and don't get any sunburn.
Reply:without a mole also. But when it only appears it's like a raised mole with hole in the center but it can be flat go to a doctor if you have any questions. Skin cancer spreads rapidly and you don't want to take any changes.
Reply:...it can form from an existing mole/freckle or from a new one...i had a melanoma..i am 36...it got quite dark in color...got it checked at my local GP only for him to laugh at me and compare it to his really large birthmark....always get a 2nd opinion as i did..if i had of waited 6 more months it would have been too late....if anything...i mean anything looks suspicious you must get it checked by a skin specialist...its your life that on the line......good luck.
Reply:Okay this is weird but this is how I remember it form A%26amp;P
ABCDE
A stands for asymmetry. (One half of the mole doesn't match the other half)
B stands for border irregularity.Benign moles have nice smooth edges whereas melanoma are busily invading and tend to have irregular edges.
C stands for color. If the color is intensely black, possibly with a bluish tint, or the color is uneven across the mole, this is suspicious of a melanoma.
D stand for diameter. If the mole is greater than 6 mm (about the size of a pea), then there is a greater chance that it is malignant.
E: Everyones different but Ever in doubt go to the Dr and check it out.
Reply:I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT BUT PLEASE READ WHAT IT IS WRITTEN HERE:http://www.eytonsearth.org/using-clay-ex...
Take good care and God bless you with HIS WISDOM!
Reply:Hi there !
One thing about cancer is the manner in which it makes its appearance.
It can start as an ulcerative, or
proliferative, or invasive growth, which includes even the appearance of a blackish mole which may change in shape, colour over a period of months.
But whats your problem sir ?...maybe that you are having sleepless nights over a benign blackish mole .....Why dont you meet a specialist surgeon in person and get the opinion ? Maybe, a biopsy, if required, will give you a clear answer..right ?
Earler the better..right ?
All the best !
Reply:I had skin cancer, basal cell carcinoma, on my face; there was never a mole involved, and it wasn't brown. It looked like a splotchy, red, flaky patch of skin. I didn't initially recognize my spot as being skin cancer, because I thought skin cancers were weird-looking moles. I thought it was excema or something until it kept growing and wouldn't go away with over-the-counter treatment. Mine looked very similar to this one: http://medicalimages.allrefer.com/large/...
Some kinds of skin cancer, such as cutaneous melanoma, appear with no "precursor," meaning there's no initial mole or mark; cutaneous melanoma shows up in a place on the skin where there was previously no mole. (One source for this information is listed below.)
However, the most common things that people with skin cancer report are still a "changing mole," or with BCC, a "wound that won't heal."
Does Skin cancer appear as a brown spot from a mole or can it just be appear with out a mole?
My dad had them and they look like a deformed mole, that has overgrown a little. And I agree with the other person, they looked scaly in a way. He had a few removed on his arms. SO WEAR sunblock!
Reply:Both
Remember anytime you have a lesion on your skin to look for the ABCDs
A stands for asymmetry. (One half of the mole doesn't match the other half)
B stands for border irregularity.Benign moles have nice smooth edges whereas melanoma are busily invading and tend to have irregular edges.
C stands for color. If the color is intensely black, possibly with a bluish tint, or the color is uneven across the mole, this is suspicious of a melanoma.
D stand for diameter. If the mole is greater than 6 mm (about the size of a pea), then there is a greater chance that it is malignant.
If the lesion has any of the following, or a previous lesion on your skin has gotten bigger- go to your dermatologist!
Reply:It can appear with or without a mole. Wear your sunscreen and don't get any sunburn.
Reply:without a mole also. But when it only appears it's like a raised mole with hole in the center but it can be flat go to a doctor if you have any questions. Skin cancer spreads rapidly and you don't want to take any changes.
Reply:...it can form from an existing mole/freckle or from a new one...i had a melanoma..i am 36...it got quite dark in color...got it checked at my local GP only for him to laugh at me and compare it to his really large birthmark....always get a 2nd opinion as i did..if i had of waited 6 more months it would have been too late....if anything...i mean anything looks suspicious you must get it checked by a skin specialist...its your life that on the line......good luck.
Reply:Okay this is weird but this is how I remember it form A%26amp;P
ABCDE
A stands for asymmetry. (One half of the mole doesn't match the other half)
B stands for border irregularity.Benign moles have nice smooth edges whereas melanoma are busily invading and tend to have irregular edges.
C stands for color. If the color is intensely black, possibly with a bluish tint, or the color is uneven across the mole, this is suspicious of a melanoma.
D stand for diameter. If the mole is greater than 6 mm (about the size of a pea), then there is a greater chance that it is malignant.
E: Everyones different but Ever in doubt go to the Dr and check it out.
Reply:I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT BUT PLEASE READ WHAT IT IS WRITTEN HERE:http://www.eytonsearth.org/using-clay-ex...
Take good care and God bless you with HIS WISDOM!
Reply:Hi there !
One thing about cancer is the manner in which it makes its appearance.
It can start as an ulcerative, or
proliferative, or invasive growth, which includes even the appearance of a blackish mole which may change in shape, colour over a period of months.
But whats your problem sir ?...maybe that you are having sleepless nights over a benign blackish mole .....Why dont you meet a specialist surgeon in person and get the opinion ? Maybe, a biopsy, if required, will give you a clear answer..right ?
Earler the better..right ?
All the best !
Reply:I had skin cancer, basal cell carcinoma, on my face; there was never a mole involved, and it wasn't brown. It looked like a splotchy, red, flaky patch of skin. I didn't initially recognize my spot as being skin cancer, because I thought skin cancers were weird-looking moles. I thought it was excema or something until it kept growing and wouldn't go away with over-the-counter treatment. Mine looked very similar to this one: http://medicalimages.allrefer.com/large/...
Some kinds of skin cancer, such as cutaneous melanoma, appear with no "precursor," meaning there's no initial mole or mark; cutaneous melanoma shows up in a place on the skin where there was previously no mole. (One source for this information is listed below.)
However, the most common things that people with skin cancer report are still a "changing mole," or with BCC, a "wound that won't heal."
Remedys to get rid of mole like bumps not warts i think there skin tags on my lower part of my body?
anyone know what gets rid of skintags kinda hard bumps that grow like a mole but are seeming lee harmless but dont look good
Remedys to get rid of mole like bumps not warts i think there skin tags on my lower part of my body?
Skin tags are generally sliced off by a physician or else frozen off with a special chemical. Although unconventional, I have had much success with self-treatment by using OTC wart removal medication on mysterious spots and bumps. I would apply it daily, the skin will redden and look slightly raw, but after a week or two of daily application these "non-warts" have disappeared. But, maybe you should first check with a doc to make sure that they are benign.
Remedys to get rid of mole like bumps not warts i think there skin tags on my lower part of my body?
Skin tags are generally sliced off by a physician or else frozen off with a special chemical. Although unconventional, I have had much success with self-treatment by using OTC wart removal medication on mysterious spots and bumps. I would apply it daily, the skin will redden and look slightly raw, but after a week or two of daily application these "non-warts" have disappeared. But, maybe you should first check with a doc to make sure that they are benign.
Very small spots on skin which turn to brown after months.?
Hi.
I am getting very small spots on skin which turn to brown after months. like a mole. what kind of deficiency this must be. pls advice.
Very small spots on skin which turn to brown after months.?
could be freckles/sun spots, if you go out in sun too much and dont use any sunscreen, but get it checked by a good dermatologist ,he/she will be able to advice you properly.hope this helps
china green
I am getting very small spots on skin which turn to brown after months. like a mole. what kind of deficiency this must be. pls advice.
Very small spots on skin which turn to brown after months.?
could be freckles/sun spots, if you go out in sun too much and dont use any sunscreen, but get it checked by a good dermatologist ,he/she will be able to advice you properly.hope this helps
china green
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