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Why did my mole have discolored pigment left behind? (Photos)

November 24, 2017
Asked By:danielle2345 in Calabasas, CA

I had a mole removed about 3 months ago and I had taken pictures one week after and it had pigment left behind while it was healing. I got the call and told the mole was not cancerous so i put it off, now I am seeing pigment pop up and started freaking out if this is normal from a shave biopsy or it was possible melanoma. Here are the photos from a week after the biopsy and now.

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