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I scratched off a flat freckle it grew in the last month and was kinda a mixed colour. it healed and now its just kinda like a scar. if it was melanoma would there still be pigment? and would it be bleeding when i scratched the scab? or has it heale?

Q: i scratched off a flat freckle it grew in the last month and was kinda a mixed colour. it healed and now its just kinda like a scar. if it was melanoma would there still be pigment? and would it be bleeding when i scratched the scab? or has it heale?

: You cannot scratch off a melanoma and yes, if it is a melanoma there would be a lot of bleeding from the site.

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You cannot scratch off a melanoma and yes, if it is a melanoma there would be a lot of bleeding from the site.

Answered 7/31/2021

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A member asked:

I scratched off a flat freckle it grew in the last month and was kinda a mixed colour. it healed and now its just kinda like a scar. if it was melanoma would there still be pigment? and would it be bleeding when i scratched the scab? or has it heale?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

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