Originally Posted by
ErinKC
I have so many moles an several different types (meaning, some that are light brown, perfectly round, small, some that are dark and flat, some that are bumpy and multicolored, some that are asymmetrical and flat, asymmetrical and lumpy, etc...)
The ABCD guide is just that - a guide. It's not a perfect diagnostic tool, so there are plenty of times that totally benign moles may fit one or more of the criteria.
My dermatologist once told me that melanoma is so rare that one of the best ways to rule it out is to find even one other mole on your body that looks similar. It's so rare to have melanoma that it's virtually unheard of to have two different instances of it on your body at the same time. So if I ever get nervous about a weird looking mole, I usually spend a few minutes looking and can find another one that looks similar.