Penny Arcade Forums› Help / Advice Forum
The new forums will be named Coin Return (based on the most recent vote)! You can check on the status and timeline of the transition to the new forums here.
The Guiding Principles and New Rules document is now in effect.

Weird mole

rafaelrafael Registered User regular
in Help / Advice Forum
I have this mole on my upper arm, it's black with a red edge, it changed color within a couple of days, should I be concerned?

Posts

  • hsuhsu Registered User regular
    edited April 2013
    Is it new? If so, go to a doctor today and get a biopsy. Skin cancer tends to show up initially as a new mole.

    hsu on
    iTNdmYl.png
  • iRevertiRevert Tactical Martha Stewart Registered User regular
    edited April 2013
    I would go and see a doctor or dermatologist to have it biopsied.

    Obvious IANAL IANAD tag with that.

    iRevert on
  • rafaelrafael Registered User regular
    Are there free clinics that can check it out

  • iRevertiRevert Tactical Martha Stewart Registered User regular
    I don't know about that, if you have one in your area all you can do really is go in and ask.

  • rafaelrafael Registered User regular
    It has been flesh colored for years, might it be an irritated mole?

  • bowenbowen Sup? Registered User regular
    got a picture?

    not a doctor, not a lawyer, examples I use may not be fully researched so don't take out of context plz, don't @ me
  • DaenrisDaenris Registered User regular
    A spot that was flesh colored but is now black with a red edge should definitely be checked by a doctor.

  • TheOtherHorsemanTheOtherHorseman Registered User regular
    Moles that change, especially within a short span of time, need to be evaluated by a doctor.

    Steam! let's be e-bro's
  • grendlegrendle Registered User regular
    Go see a doctor immediately.

  • rafaelrafael Registered User regular
    bowen wrote: »
    got a picture?
    Don't know how to post pics

  • bowenbowen Sup? Registered User regular
    imgur.com upload it, post the link to the album/picture here

    not a doctor, not a lawyer, examples I use may not be fully researched so don't take out of context plz, don't @ me
  • Mad JazzMad Jazz gotta go fast AustinRegistered User regular
    The answer will still be go to the doctor, though. Melanomas (which I'm not saying this is, but it could be) are fairly easily dealt with if you catch them early, but they get pretty aggressive if left untreated. Not (yet) a doctor and all that.

    camo_sig2.png
  • iRevertiRevert Tactical Martha Stewart Registered User regular
    bowen wrote: »
    imgur.com upload it, post the link to the album/picture here

    I'm not going to lie I'm a little concerned why you want to see it.

  • SpiritfireSpiritfire Brookfield, WIRegistered User regular
    edited April 2013
    A long time ago I recall learning in college something along the lines of the ABCs of melanoma.
    A - Asymmetry. An irregular shape is not good.
    B - Border. Kinda ties in with asymmetry. Look for if the border is jagged.
    C - Color. More than one color can be a bad sign.

    Edit: Huh, there's also a D and an E. Either I've forgotten them since school or they've added more.
    D - Diameter. More than 6mm is dangerous.
    E - Elevation. If it is raised from the skin, it may require investigation.

    Source:
    http://www.webmd.boots.com/healthy-skin/guide/screening-moles-cancer

    Spiritfire on
  • SkeithSkeith Registered User regular
    iRevert wrote: »
    bowen wrote: »
    imgur.com upload it, post the link to the album/picture here

    I'm not going to lie I'm a little concerned why you want to see it.

    If you've seen a melanoma before they're kinda hard to forget.

    aTBDrQE.jpg
  • iRevertiRevert Tactical Martha Stewart Registered User regular
    Skeith wrote: »
    iRevert wrote: »
    bowen wrote: »
    imgur.com upload it, post the link to the album/picture here

    I'm not going to lie I'm a little concerned why you want to see it.

    If you've seen a melanoma before they're kinda hard to forget.

    However the IANAD tag should be applied to that.

  • ceresceres When the last moon is cast over the last star of morning And the future has past without even a last desperate warningRegistered User, Moderator Mod Emeritus
    You don't need to post pics if you don't want to but you do need to go see a doctor, preferably a dermatologist.

    And it seems like all is dying, and would leave the world to mourn
  • bowenbowen Sup? Registered User regular
    Always raining on my parade.

    not a doctor, not a lawyer, examples I use may not be fully researched so don't take out of context plz, don't @ me
  • ceresceres When the last moon is cast over the last star of morning And the future has past without even a last desperate warningRegistered User, Moderator Mod Emeritus
    This portable rain cloud is the best money I ever spent.

    And it seems like all is dying, and would leave the world to mourn
  • rafaelrafael Registered User regular
    bowen wrote: »
    Always raining on my parade.
    ceres wrote: »
    This portable rain cloud is the best money I ever spent.

    Umm I have a serious problem, so be a rere somewhere else

  • ceresceres When the last moon is cast over the last star of morning And the future has past without even a last desperate warningRegistered User, Moderator Mod Emeritus
    You have a medical problem for which you should be seeing a doctor. If it is so serious you probably shouldn't be asking a forum on the internet, but if you do ask a forum on the internet you should consider reading that forum's rules. In this case, those rules say pretty clearly that you don't call people names here and get to keep your thread open.

    And it seems like all is dying, and would leave the world to mourn
This discussion has been closed.
Penny Arcade Forums› Help / Advice Forum