A member asked:

Hello, my son recently peeled off a new mole off his hand. as i suffer from anxiety, i think it was on his hand but sometimes think it was somewhere else. scared that this mole is melanoma. it was new and 1mm. ?

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Dr. Jon Ahrendsen answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

I think no need to: worry. Apparently the mole was on your son? You are 22, your son is a child. It is highly unusual for a child to have melanoma. A new sudden appears of a mole should be checked, it could have just been a scab from a scrape. Just watch for a recurrence. And if your anxiety is that bad, maybe you should consider therapy for it or medication.

Answered 2/3/2018

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