If you somehow peel off a melanoma mole, would the melanoma grow back?

December 16, 2017
Asked By:joeisabeast in Newcastle Upon Tyne, GB

Hello, My mole was very small, 1mm, and I noticed it was gone and a shiny, pink dot was left. The mole was circular and the colour was black. I'm scared that I peeled off a melanoma. I watched a video on youtube that said melanoms can be as small as 2mm or 1mm so im scared. My question is If a melanoma mole comes off or peels off, would it completely dissapear? Or would it regrow as the cancer cells could create another tumour/melanoma mole?

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