New brown “freckle” on old thermal burn scar

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    • November 20, 2016 at 6:12 pm
    rayofsun0777
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      I'm fair skinned, freckled and a strawberry blond. I am 38 and grew up in a time that a peeling sunburn was a badge of courage. Different times. When I was 16, I was burned very badly on my leg by an exhaust pipe. 3 yrs later an fleshy nodule appeared. It was removed and biopsied for fear it was BCC. It was negative. the lump returned and years later was removed again. Still know issues. Last night I was shaving my legs and saw a very dark freckle on the scar area. I examined it further after getting out of the shower. It was small (2 mm) but struck a cored with me, as I'm very used to my freckle colors and it was distinctly different. Then later that evening, my boyfriend noticed it too and was drawn to it. Clearly it's new and an ugly duckling relative to everything else. I'm trying to stay calm until I can get into see a dr, but I can't help but be anxious. Have any people here had melanoma on thermal burn scars? 

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        • November 20, 2016 at 6:21 pm
        jennunicorn
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          All you can do is make an appointment with a derm and get it checked out. That is all anyone on here will tell you. No reason to stress, just make the appointment and take it one step at a time. Just remember that the chance of it being melanoma is small, and even if it is, you have noticed it very early.

           

          • November 20, 2016 at 6:21 pm
          jennunicorn
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            All you can do is make an appointment with a derm and get it checked out. That is all anyone on here will tell you. No reason to stress, just make the appointment and take it one step at a time. Just remember that the chance of it being melanoma is small, and even if it is, you have noticed it very early.

             

            • November 20, 2016 at 6:21 pm
            jennunicorn
            Participant

              All you can do is make an appointment with a derm and get it checked out. That is all anyone on here will tell you. No reason to stress, just make the appointment and take it one step at a time. Just remember that the chance of it being melanoma is small, and even if it is, you have noticed it very early.

               

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