I am 26 and had a mole check about in june 2015 and the derm looked at the moles with a dermatoscope and said they were all fine, since then they have not grown larger, but I recently had a appt with a new derm to look at a mole on my arm that was hurting when I went out in the sun and who who did a mole check and and wanted to remove 2 different small, flat moles, but wanted me to come back and do it at another appt. and didn't want to remove the one on my arm that was bothering me. He also only looked at them with a magnifiying glass and not a dermatoscope. I am wondering if he just wants to remove them to make money. They also asked me if I had a family history of melanoma and I said I thought my dad had it, but it turns out he didn't. Part of the problem is one of the moles they want to remove is on my ankle, above the sural nerve which is just half a millimeter below the skin. I know this because I had orthopedic ankle surgery before. They also told me a nurse would give the numbing shot not the doctor, I am very nervous that the needle will hit the nerve and give me nerve damage.
The moles they want to remove dont even look suspicious apart from being dark, one on ankle is 2mm tall 2.5mm wide, one one back is 5mm tall by 4mm wide and the one on my arm that actually bothers me is 8mm in all directions. They are all mostly flat. I get alot of anxiety from going to the doctor becasue I was harmed by a negligent doctor before and will be sick with worry and insomnia at the thought of getting them removed especially the one on my ankle and the though of nerve damage, espically because I already have pain walking due to joint problems.
I will upload pics of moles
ankle http://imgur.com/ajgO3oV
back http://imgur.com/z8t2bXF
arm http://imgur.com/TxJhJu0
I have a couple questions
1. I know melanoma can affect people of any age, but dosen't it affect mostly older people?
2. Does nodular melanoma mean the mole is raised?
3. If a mole is near a nerve should I go to a derm or plastic surgeon to have it removed?
4. Do you think my moles (especially ankle) are suspicious?
5. Do you think the new derm wants to remove the for money only?
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