Mole on nose

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    • May 17, 2016 at 9:09 pm
    Scared99
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      Hi everyone I aplogize in advance I do not have melanoma, or I don't think I have melanoma yet.   My question is with regards to how fast melanoma grows.  I noticed a dark spot on the bridge of my nose in 2011.  I thought it was dirt at first and picked at it.  It never went away.   It has been there since 2011 and from what I've observed it has not changed or grown.  It does get lighter and darker depending On the time of year and my skin tone.   I became somewhat health anxious when my friend was diagnosed with melanoma and this spot on my nose stuck out.   I have been to the dermatologist several times since this spot appeared and my last visit was in Feb.  They have looked at it but never removed it or commented on it…  In 5 years if this was a sinister mole… Would I be seriously ill by now and would it have significanty changed? Thank you all

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        • May 18, 2016 at 1:38 am
        jennunicorn
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          To give you an idea with my own mole changing experience: Feb 2015 I had a small red dot show up on my calf, by May 2015 (3 months) it had grown twice its size and gotten to a light brown color. (saw my regular doc about it… unfortunately she didn't think it was anything to worry about and I trusted her). From June-Sept it grew even more, getting darker, thicker, uneven and itchier. I finally had it biopsied in Oct 2015, it was melanoma. Around 8 months it went from a tiny spot to a large thick growth. 

          So, if you've had a spot that has not changed in 5 years, it's probably nothing to worry about. If you see it start to change, get bigger, change shape, anything.. then have it biopsied to be safe.

          • May 18, 2016 at 1:38 am
          jennunicorn
          Participant

            To give you an idea with my own mole changing experience: Feb 2015 I had a small red dot show up on my calf, by May 2015 (3 months) it had grown twice its size and gotten to a light brown color. (saw my regular doc about it… unfortunately she didn't think it was anything to worry about and I trusted her). From June-Sept it grew even more, getting darker, thicker, uneven and itchier. I finally had it biopsied in Oct 2015, it was melanoma. Around 8 months it went from a tiny spot to a large thick growth. 

            So, if you've had a spot that has not changed in 5 years, it's probably nothing to worry about. If you see it start to change, get bigger, change shape, anything.. then have it biopsied to be safe.

            • May 18, 2016 at 1:38 am
            jennunicorn
            Participant

              To give you an idea with my own mole changing experience: Feb 2015 I had a small red dot show up on my calf, by May 2015 (3 months) it had grown twice its size and gotten to a light brown color. (saw my regular doc about it… unfortunately she didn't think it was anything to worry about and I trusted her). From June-Sept it grew even more, getting darker, thicker, uneven and itchier. I finally had it biopsied in Oct 2015, it was melanoma. Around 8 months it went from a tiny spot to a large thick growth. 

              So, if you've had a spot that has not changed in 5 years, it's probably nothing to worry about. If you see it start to change, get bigger, change shape, anything.. then have it biopsied to be safe.

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