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Have I got a cancerous mole
I am 16years old and have fair skin and I’m a girl. I have been sunburned a few times in the past. I have a mole on my arm that I am very worried about. I don’t really check/notice new moles or freckles and so when I noticed this one I started to panic. It’s not bleeding, itching or swollen or has any pus. I did pick it stupidly and I think it started to scab up. It has now been two weeks and it hasn’t grown at all but I think as I have been applying moisturiser to it the scab is healing. It has
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Dr. Manoj Agarwala
Dermatologist
19 yrs exp
Raipur
Thanks for the query
This presentation can be seen with many skin diseases. The best option is to consult a Dermatologist. Moles are usually benign in our country but any change in shape, size and colour should warrant an examination and needed for a biopsy. Vitamin deficiencies as in your case should be promptly corrected as they are important for many vital functions.
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You should definitely consider your treatment under the guidance of an expert qualified dermatologist
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