Anonymous

2 years

Sudden appearance of mole

Just two days ago I found a really dark mole(almost black) on my left thumb. Palm area. Is not big,and when I touch it, though I don’t feel the pain, but I do feel abit of discomfort(which I’m not sure if is consider painful, but I do feel my skin is more sensitive on the newly developed mole area). And I saw a slight tinge of redness circulating the mole area as well. My worries is that I saw online that the sudden appearance of mole might lead to skin cancer condition. I’m not sure if is concerning enough for me to visit a specialist atm due to the cases of covid is increasing. And what is the reason of the sudden mole appearing on my hand. Also if is ok if I could visit the specialist later after the cases go down.

Greetings! Thank you for your questions.

We understand that you are worried about the sudden appearance of mole on your left thumb. In order to understand whether the mole might lead to any skin conditions, we need more information about your mole. We cannot give any further comments as the informations that we received from you is limited.

Nevertheless, you should be concern if the mole:

  • asymmetrical along any axis
  • the edge of the mole notched, blurry, uneven, or spreading
  • the colour of the mole blotchy or variable, or it keeps changing over time
  • the size is increasing

You may click on this link (DoctorOnCall) to speak with our doctors online. We assure you that our conversations are kept in confidentiality unless additional consultation needed with other medical parties. The following answers regarding your current queries are just general descriptions. Thank you.

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