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Is it normal to develop several moles every two months?
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Is it normal to develop several moles every two months?

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    • April 30, 2018 at 7:48 pm
    mwang122
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      Hi All,

      Just wondering why am I getting new moles all the time. I biopsied 4 new moles in one and half years, one junction mole, one mild atypical, one moderate and one severe.  I noticed 4 more popping up in recent 2 months and am still watching them. Is that normal to grow so many moles in a short period? I know it may be normal for my age to develop new moles ( 25years old, Asian with fair skin) but still every time I got paniced when finding a new mole. I wear SPF 60 everyday no matter what. I went to my dermatologist ( Johns Hopkins) last month for regular skin check and pointed a new mole suddenly popping up in the end of January,it was super tiny like 1mm.  he said it looked fine, maybe a little bit atypical but I insisted of taking it out. It turned to be moderate atypical. Should I worry about that? I just don't want to keep biopsy moles since I have had 7 scars on my body so far. Thanks so much.

      Best, 

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        • April 30, 2018 at 8:17 pm
        Janner
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          Developing new moles into your 30's isn't uncommon.  "New and different" is what you are looking for – or changing.  Just because you had an atypical lesion doesn't mean it would ever have become melanoma.  The severely atypical one was really the only one of any concern.  We can live with atypical moles on our bodies that NEVER change throughout our entire life.  I know I have some if I were to biopsy them, but since they are all stable, they're staying put. 

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