#moles and #skincancer

Moles (nevi) can be from birth or develop during childhood and adolescence. They are brown or black, flat or raised, small or big marks. They can be present in any part of the body. People with more than 100 moles should be examined regularly due to higher risk of skin cancer. The moles themselves do not require treatment unless they are large, suspicious or cause aesthetic nuisance. By having pigment deeper in the skin, removal of moles should preferably be surgical under local anesthesia and with biopsy examination.
Signs to suspect that a mole (or moles) are skin cancer - follow the ABCDE :
A = asymmetry: the normal round or oval shape is replaced by a strange format.
B = borders: irregular contours, similar to maps.
C = colors which are very variable in the same mole as light brown, dark brown, gray , black, pink...
D = diameter more than 0.6 cm or 6mm.
E = enlargement or rapid growth.
Any of these signs should alarm about the risk of skin cancer and the dermatologist should be consulted.