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I have a white circle around my mole is that bad?
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Halo Nevi: Halo nevi are common usually benign skin lesions that represent melanocytic nevi in which an inflammatory infiltrate develops, resulting in a zone of depigmentation surrounding the nevus. See your dermatologist to see if you need a biopsy. I have biopsied a number of halo nevi that were pre-cancerous.
Answered 1/20/2013
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