KayeS
09-08-15, 23:33
So I've been a bit focused on moles lately, as others have been on here lately, I guess because it's summer and the sun's out.
Basically I'll get straight to it. I've found a new mole on my upper leg. It's TINY, absolutely tiny, like 1mm by probably just under a mm... But the thing is about this, it's BY FAR the darkest one I have on my body. Under normal house lighting it actually looks BLACK. I noticed it because of how dark it looks. I shone my phone light on it for a better look and it's VERY DARK brown I guess under that light but from a normal distance, and under normal light it really does look dark... as in the way it sits on my skin, there is such a contrast.
I know it's small, but the reason I'm worried is that surely all moles including dangerous ones have to start tiny and grow right? I am worried this is something dangerous and I've just spotted it at it's earliest stage.... I guess my question here to anyone that knows is, can NORMAL moles be this dark? I know obviously I need to watch it to make sure it's not growing, or changing in any way, and I'm sure at some point I will visit a GP about it and get it looked at by a professional. I KNOW that no one here can give me absolute answers here, but I'm simply wondering if anyone here has had moles that are this dark in the past that have been normal?
Thanks :)
Basically I'll get straight to it. I've found a new mole on my upper leg. It's TINY, absolutely tiny, like 1mm by probably just under a mm... But the thing is about this, it's BY FAR the darkest one I have on my body. Under normal house lighting it actually looks BLACK. I noticed it because of how dark it looks. I shone my phone light on it for a better look and it's VERY DARK brown I guess under that light but from a normal distance, and under normal light it really does look dark... as in the way it sits on my skin, there is such a contrast.
I know it's small, but the reason I'm worried is that surely all moles including dangerous ones have to start tiny and grow right? I am worried this is something dangerous and I've just spotted it at it's earliest stage.... I guess my question here to anyone that knows is, can NORMAL moles be this dark? I know obviously I need to watch it to make sure it's not growing, or changing in any way, and I'm sure at some point I will visit a GP about it and get it looked at by a professional. I KNOW that no one here can give me absolute answers here, but I'm simply wondering if anyone here has had moles that are this dark in the past that have been normal?
Thanks :)