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A 30-year-old female asked about a 31-year-old male:

My bfs mole has got a black scab on the end. the mole is like a large skin tag n he has has it for years. im trying to convince him to get it checked.

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Dr. Matthew Goren
Dr. Matthew Gorenanswered
34 years experience
See a derm doc: Any unusual mole and certainly one that has changed needs to be evaluated by a dermatologist.
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Dr. Zahid Niazi
Dr. Zahid Niazianswered
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Excise changing mole: Any pigmented lesion that is larger than 6mm, changes color, itches, bleeds, has irregular borders with or without a personal or family history of melanoma should have the lesion biopsied. If possible most often these lesions undergo an excisional biopsy. See your local plastic surgeon or dermatologist to have it addressed soon.
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Last updated Sep 17, 2014

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