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Mole Flareup Again
Hi all,
im gonna keep this short as I’m having an anxiety Flareup at work. I noticed this strange spot on my forehead a few days ago - I thought it was an acne scar at first, but it’s been about a week now and it looks more like a weird freckle. I’m freaking out about it, and want to call the dermatologist, but for now I need reassurance
imgur link : https://imgur.com/a/AJ337jU
please help!
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Update: called the dermatologist but was redirected to billing, I think for some bill they never sent to me. I’ll have to wait even longer until I’ll have enough to get it covered, then I assume I’ll have to wait another week or two to even get in there. So stressed out.....
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Looks like a freckle which are harmless as far as I know.
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Is there a chance of freckles being bad? I’ve read they can turn bad, and have heard others say they can’t...
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Yeah that's a terrible feeling when you think you've stumbled on to something like that. I agree that it looks like a harmless freckle. None of the raised up or ridged or jagged areas that suggest something nefarious. The dermatologist will put you at ease, though.
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https://imgur.com/a/1aRQ08I
Here’s another picture of it with flash, you can see it a bit better. It’s definitely not the weirdest mole/freckle I have, but I’m still a little weirded out by it. It popped up about a month and a half ago?
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Thank you for the extra reassurance!! I’m still a bit stuck about payments for the dermatologist, but I’m hoping I’ll be able to get in at least in a month to see. Just scares me to think that, on the chance it’s bad, money would be holding me up.
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It is a sun spot. It is harmless. You will get more as you get older (we all do). I'm in the same boat so I dont judge you, but you need to learn to manage these obsessions without running to a derm. Only so often you can run there before it starts looking really weird....
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I was wondering if it could be a sun spot. I’m not out in the sun a whole lot, but I don’t use sunscreen or anything so it’s not unlikely. I’ve been monitoring it a lot and it looks pretty much the same, only looks darker depending on the lighting (such as flash.)
Going to the doctor next month to find a better means of managing my anxiety. Hope that helps more!