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- April 7, 2013 at 6:52 pm
I’m just really confused by all the false info that’s online. I have had 5 confirmed mild atypical, but really nonevof them looked all that suspicious. Even the dr looking at them by eye, didn’t have a worry about them. It was me who insisted they be removed. From what I read, dysplastic moles are sometimes referred to as the way they look. But mine are dysplastic only under microscope. So my questions are:Because mine were ‘mild’, is that why they didn’t look bad? If they were moderate or severe, would they look more suspicious?
And secondly, do moles grow dysplastic from the time they appear on skin? Or do they start normal and have changes to turn them dysplastic?
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- April 7, 2013 at 6:52 pm
I’m just really confused by all the false info that’s online. I have had 5 confirmed mild atypical, but really nonevof them looked all that suspicious. Even the dr looking at them by eye, didn’t have a worry about them. It was me who insisted they be removed. From what I read, dysplastic moles are sometimes referred to as the way they look. But mine are dysplastic only under microscope. So my questions are:Because mine were ‘mild’, is that why they didn’t look bad? If they were moderate or severe, would they look more suspicious?
And secondly, do moles grow dysplastic from the time they appear on skin? Or do they start normal and have changes to turn them dysplastic?
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- April 7, 2013 at 6:52 pm
I’m just really confused by all the false info that’s online. I have had 5 confirmed mild atypical, but really nonevof them looked all that suspicious. Even the dr looking at them by eye, didn’t have a worry about them. It was me who insisted they be removed. From what I read, dysplastic moles are sometimes referred to as the way they look. But mine are dysplastic only under microscope. So my questions are:Because mine were ‘mild’, is that why they didn’t look bad? If they were moderate or severe, would they look more suspicious?
And secondly, do moles grow dysplastic from the time they appear on skin? Or do they start normal and have changes to turn them dysplastic?
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- April 5, 2013 at 5:38 pm
Janner are you educated about statistics for melanoma risk? (Percentage or 1 in however many people)What’s the risk for the general population? I read somewhere its about 2%?!?!
And is there guidelines as to depending how many dysplastic you have, the more the risk goes up? I also read somewhere if you have more than 10 dysplastic, your risk is 12 times higher than general population. That seems a bit high to me, but maybe it’s true. And I don’t know how reliable some websites are for information.
Do you know any reliable ones with accurate info?
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- April 5, 2013 at 5:38 pm
Janner are you educated about statistics for melanoma risk? (Percentage or 1 in however many people)What’s the risk for the general population? I read somewhere its about 2%?!?!
And is there guidelines as to depending how many dysplastic you have, the more the risk goes up? I also read somewhere if you have more than 10 dysplastic, your risk is 12 times higher than general population. That seems a bit high to me, but maybe it’s true. And I don’t know how reliable some websites are for information.
Do you know any reliable ones with accurate info?
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- April 5, 2013 at 5:38 pm
Janner are you educated about statistics for melanoma risk? (Percentage or 1 in however many people)What’s the risk for the general population? I read somewhere its about 2%?!?!
And is there guidelines as to depending how many dysplastic you have, the more the risk goes up? I also read somewhere if you have more than 10 dysplastic, your risk is 12 times higher than general population. That seems a bit high to me, but maybe it’s true. And I don’t know how reliable some websites are for information.
Do you know any reliable ones with accurate info?
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- April 5, 2013 at 4:01 pm
Thank you Janner for the reply! I have 5 confirmed dysplastic moles that were removed..all mild.On my body now I have a lot of teeny freckles, that look just like some stabbed me with a pen..ink spots. But as far as ‘moles’ that are bigger in size, I have about 10-15….and only about 5-10 are slightly irregular in shape, but I’ve had them for yrs. And are all still pretty small in size….maybe 2mm on average.
So when someone speaks of dysplastic mole syndrome and the amount of atypical moles someone has, is that going by to the eye which ones look dysplastic, or does it mean how many have come back with a path report as dysplastic?
Because if the numbers are as high as 50+ atypical moles to be classified as the syndrome, I’m assuming that doesn’t mean the person has had those 50 moles removed….
I hope this makes sense lol please let me know any other input you have Janner 🙂
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- April 5, 2013 at 4:01 pm
Thank you Janner for the reply! I have 5 confirmed dysplastic moles that were removed..all mild.On my body now I have a lot of teeny freckles, that look just like some stabbed me with a pen..ink spots. But as far as ‘moles’ that are bigger in size, I have about 10-15….and only about 5-10 are slightly irregular in shape, but I’ve had them for yrs. And are all still pretty small in size….maybe 2mm on average.
So when someone speaks of dysplastic mole syndrome and the amount of atypical moles someone has, is that going by to the eye which ones look dysplastic, or does it mean how many have come back with a path report as dysplastic?
Because if the numbers are as high as 50+ atypical moles to be classified as the syndrome, I’m assuming that doesn’t mean the person has had those 50 moles removed….
I hope this makes sense lol please let me know any other input you have Janner 🙂
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- April 5, 2013 at 4:01 pm
Thank you Janner for the reply! I have 5 confirmed dysplastic moles that were removed..all mild.On my body now I have a lot of teeny freckles, that look just like some stabbed me with a pen..ink spots. But as far as ‘moles’ that are bigger in size, I have about 10-15….and only about 5-10 are slightly irregular in shape, but I’ve had them for yrs. And are all still pretty small in size….maybe 2mm on average.
So when someone speaks of dysplastic mole syndrome and the amount of atypical moles someone has, is that going by to the eye which ones look dysplastic, or does it mean how many have come back with a path report as dysplastic?
Because if the numbers are as high as 50+ atypical moles to be classified as the syndrome, I’m assuming that doesn’t mean the person has had those 50 moles removed….
I hope this makes sense lol please let me know any other input you have Janner 🙂
