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Is this a mole or a pimple? (Photo)

al0033Apr 3, 2019
I have this thing on my leg since 2014. At the beginning I thought it was a dark spot, then a mole and now, after 5 years, I am not sure what this is. I am worried. Can anyone help me?

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Dr. Jason Emer, MD
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