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Why would the center of a mole removed grow back darker? mole was slightly atypical. doctor was not worried but scheduled follow up in 6 mos.

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Scar: Surgery the skin can cause a hyper pigmented of darks car you definitely need to follow up with your dermatologist to make sure it's not something serious

Dr Ali and another doctor agreed

Answered 5/31/2015

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