I noticed 3 small moles at my pubic region a few years ago and didn't think much of it. Recently, I noticed that they all grew much bigger than they were and there are also 2 new moles. The moles are rather big and black. I'm very worried that it is melanoma but I'm too embarrassed to see a dermatologist since the 4 moles are beside the anus while 1 mole is at my inner vagina lip so please help me see from my photos whether it seems like melanoma?
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Melanomas and other cancers really can't be just picked off. They leave residual tumor behind. If it was that easy to just pick them off, we wouldn't have to do surgical excisions and such. If you want someone to do a biopsy and confirm what it is, that is fine. (If you are this worried about...
Moles can be removed in two basic ways . One is shave removal and carries risk of regrowth and one is excision with sutures and usually removes entire mole and its cells definitively. Seeing a dermatologist / procedural dermatologist who has training in cosmetic plastic surgery will be very...
Scars will improve with time. But it's hard to have patience to get through this. Usually the "dog ears" will flatten out. But if they don't, then something can be done. However, it takes the skin time to heal and three months clearly wasn't enough time for you. It's ok. Hang in there as...