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Is it normal for moles to disappear?
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Is it normal for moles to disappear?

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    • December 12, 2010 at 5:10 pm
    mlbjab
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      I had an odd mole on my finger in my teens.  It always caught my eye.  It eventually disappeared.  I've had early stage melanoma.  Should I worry that that mole, years ago, was a melanoma that regressed?  Or is it normal to have moles regress in teens/early twenties?

      I had an odd mole on my finger in my teens.  It always caught my eye.  It eventually disappeared.  I've had early stage melanoma.  Should I worry that that mole, years ago, was a melanoma that regressed?  Or is it normal to have moles regress in teens/early twenties?

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        • December 12, 2010 at 6:48 pm
        PSD
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          Yes, they can. Ask your doctor at your next appointment.

            • December 12, 2010 at 8:52 pm
            mlbjab
            Participant

              Do you mean yes they can regress or yes it could have been melanoma?

              I was young, so I had no idea what melanoma looked like.  I do, however, remember thinking instinctually that I did not like that mole.  I remember noticing it when I was using a pen and thinking to myself – that is an odd mole, but then telling myself it was JUST a mole not to worry.  Now, years later being diagnosed with melanoma and many atypicals, I worry that that was also a melanoma that regressed.  It caught my eye the same way that my melanoma did (I thought it was odd).  This is why the memory of that mole came to me. 

               

              • December 12, 2010 at 8:52 pm
              mlbjab
              Participant

                Do you mean yes they can regress or yes it could have been melanoma?

                I was young, so I had no idea what melanoma looked like.  I do, however, remember thinking instinctually that I did not like that mole.  I remember noticing it when I was using a pen and thinking to myself – that is an odd mole, but then telling myself it was JUST a mole not to worry.  Now, years later being diagnosed with melanoma and many atypicals, I worry that that was also a melanoma that regressed.  It caught my eye the same way that my melanoma did (I thought it was odd).  This is why the memory of that mole came to me. 

                 

              • December 12, 2010 at 6:48 pm
              PSD
              Participant

                Yes, they can. Ask your doctor at your next appointment.

                • December 12, 2010 at 6:59 pm
                Janner
                Participant

                  Regression is a normal process.  If the mole wasn't suspicious before it faded away, then I, personally, wouldn't give it another thought.  I've had quite a few moles fade away and I am just happy I have one less mole to check!

                  Best wishes,

                  Janner

                    • December 12, 2010 at 9:02 pm
                    mlbjab
                    Participant

                      Thanks for the info.  I did look online after I asked my question and found that moles can and do regress even when u r young.  I always thought they only did when you got old.  I feel a little better.  I find myself questioning a lot of things since my diagnosis. 

                      • December 12, 2010 at 9:02 pm
                      mlbjab
                      Participant

                        Thanks for the info.  I did look online after I asked my question and found that moles can and do regress even when u r young.  I always thought they only did when you got old.  I feel a little better.  I find myself questioning a lot of things since my diagnosis. 

                      • December 12, 2010 at 6:59 pm
                      Janner
                      Participant

                        Regression is a normal process.  If the mole wasn't suspicious before it faded away, then I, personally, wouldn't give it another thought.  I've had quite a few moles fade away and I am just happy I have one less mole to check!

                        Best wishes,

                        Janner

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