Almost every body is covered in moles. While most are harmless, it’s important to be vigilant and not overlook suspicious moles. Here are some tips to help you spot potentially dangerous moles.
There are about twenty types of nevi in adults . Almost everyone has a small number. They usually appear in childhood or adolescence and tend to increase in size or darken over time. The nevus cells can eventually be replaced by fatty or fibrous tissue. The consistency of the nevi changes over the years, becoming softer or firmer and less pigmented.
A mole is unlikely to become cancerous, but patients with a large number of benign moles (more than 50 scattered throughout the body) are at higher risk of developing melanoma. These patients should be educated about self-monitoring for warning signs, and skin monitoring should be part of their primary care checkups.
The number of moles on the body depends on hereditary factors and sun exposure. Most moles are not dangerous.
Signs to calm you down
- the fact that this mole has been there for a long time,
- that it hasn’t changed recently,
- That there really was a trauma.