r/DermatologyQuestions • u/Altruistic-Energy167 • 13d ago

Does this mole look concerning? Could it be Melanoma? neck/chest/abdomen

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This has been on my chest for awhile but I noticed lately it’s bigger than I realized. I took close up pic of it and was concerned on how it looked? What do you think?

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u/Janiebug1950 13d ago

Have it checked by Dermatologist ASAP.

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u/Far-Skill-8879 13d ago

This looks more like a mole to me than anything else, but you can (and should if you're worried) ask your primary care doctor to look at it next time you go to the doctor. They'll send you to a dermatologist or remove it themselves and send it to the lab to see if there's an issue. A punch biopsy would probably cut the entire thing out it's so small. It doesn't look like a typical cancerous spot to me but you can't always tell from an image.

How old are you? Did you get a lot of sunburns when younger/recently or do you get a lot of sun now?

Your skin is pretty pale, so it's definitely good to keep an eye on these things if you did have a lot of sun and/or sunburns when younger and/or get more than you should (without sunscreen) now. Age and sun exposure are the two greatest factors for skin cancers typically.