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Mole removal: Does anyone know what this is? (photo)

kellilcampNov 8, 2016
I had a precancerous mole removed 24 years ago. In the last 6 years, this had popped up multiple times. I have a scar looking flat mole one day and a black, bruised painful mole the next. The change lasts about 6 months to a year and one day it disappears. It also reappears with hours for no known reason.

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