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Melanoma on Face

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    • April 20, 2020 at 11:06 am
    MMH
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      Hi all. I was diagnosed Stage 1A in August 2018. I am constantly worrying, and try to channel that worry into vigilance. As you know, this can be exhausting. I have a new spot on my face and it does not look good. My initial melanoma was on my right arm, spitzoid, so amelanotic, looked more like a wart or pimple. Now I have something on my face that looks somewhere between an age spot and a slightly raised wart. So, the panic has set in. I am trying to get into my doctor at Johns Hopkins but I am worried that during the pandemic this will be challenging. Does anyone have experience with melanoma on the face, and if I had a prior that was amelanotic should I expect that for future melanomas that arise on my body? Thank you, these are tough times and I hope you are all hanging in there physically and emotionally.
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        • May 6, 2020 at 9:26 pm
        SarahBug
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          I know this is a little late on the reply but I wanted to address your last question: If you had a prior amelanotic should you expect that for future melanomas, if you were to have more? I recently had surgery for an amelanotic melanoma (lentigo maligna melanoma subtype) and the surgeon told me that the chances of having another one were almost nonexistent. That said, I will certainly be vigilant for future occurrences–since I am the one who discovered the first one. Hope you are doing well!
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