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The scrape healed my mole came back a bit darker yesterday the top half kinda dissapeared the other half will also go back to the orginal mole right?

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Dr. Lori Semel answered

Specializes in Pediatrics

Maybe not: The scrape disrupted the integrity of the skin of the mole. Depending on the depth of the injury and what was disturbed will decide how the mole looks when it reappears.

Answered 9/29/2016

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