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My beauty mark has been scratched in my sleep,it has now fallen off. the top of the beauty mark has come off leaving a red bumpwill it ever grow back?

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Beauty. Mark: It is possible that re growth will occur from residual pigmented cells that were at the base.

Dr Krishnamurthy agreed

Answered 5/16/2015

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