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A member asked:

17 female. nearly half of my moles are 2 shades of brown. does that mean theyre abnormal?

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Depends: Size, has size changed, texture, has texture changed, boarders regular or irregular, have boarders changed. Would be good idea to have Physician, preferably a Dermatologist, do a visual survey.

Dr Doan agreed

Answered 4/10/2018

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