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A member asked:

I picked a raised mole off that changed colour a couple months ago. if it was melanoma would it have grown back by now?

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Dr. Stanley Katz answered

most likely. see your dermatologist for bx and possible tx

Answered 3/23/2021

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I had a raised mole that popped up a 3 weeks ago. one morning i got up and looked at it and there were no changes . then about 5 hours later later when i checked again i realized the mole had darkened alot . could this be melanoma?

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Does superficial spreading melanoma change in 2 years? Does it start raised I had a raised mole that had a bit of like a tail Idk but it was also raised all the same colour it wasnt perfectly round but I could see the outline a bit?

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I scratched off a raised mole last week. it bled then healed and left a dark pigment spot. would the mole grow back if it was a melanoma? I'm worried ?

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