I have mole on the skin covering my left tricep. It's about 6mm across, its dark brown with a darker streak going across the surface. It's raised and extremely noticeable, the edge isn't even all the way around and is somewhat jagged, unfortunately, I cannot get an accurate photo. This mole has been here for a little while and has concerned me for about 4 months now, it seems to only be growing. But only over the past 4 months has it been growing so rapidly. Mind you I'm 15 and it could just be growing with my constantly changing body. But I can't be certain. PLEASE HELP!I haven't been real concious about sunblock, I usually never stayed in one place long enough to burn, I think over the summer I burned once. But the mole didnt start growing until days afterwards. I did get a pretty dark tan, I know this could be the case, but it's rare. Could I be a rare case?
Mariya - I dont want to scare you, but yes you should go to a dermatologist asap. the it growing in size is the most concerning. in nursing school, they taught us ABCDE can indicate cancerous mole:
ReplyDeleteA - Asymmetrical border
B - Border, incomplete, irregular
C - Color, black, discolored, change in color
D - Diameter, growth, change in size
E - elevated
get it check out. it may be benign. good luck