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Perfect raised mole with a black dot in the middle? Cancerous? (Photo)

ReallyAnd23Oct 27, 2017
I have this mole for a couple years now and there's always a pimple right next to it, seems normal now. It's perfectly symmetrical and round, very perfect in shape. I'm just wondering. What is it ? It is a possible cancerous mole? ITS round, symmetry mole with a distinct black dot in the middle, its fells hard especially around black dot. I'm 21, Asian Mole between ear lobe and jaw, visible. Just more curious about it now. What is it?

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Dr. Mario Marzola, MD
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