Could this be skin cancer (small mole on my forehead)?
Early recognition of skin malignancy incorporates standard Skin Cancer Care in which you take a gander at your skin and note any adjustments in skin growths. A skin self-exam may help distinguish suspicious skin growths and prompt early treatment. Play out a skin self-exam once per month.Check your skin, scalp, and Skin growths for any adjustments in shading, shape, size, or appearance.Verify whether any region of your skin or scalp has not recuperated after a damage.On the off chance that you see a changing or suspicious skin development, have your specialist take a gander at it. Most skin growths can be expelled, which will shield them from developing and harming the encompassing skin or other more profound tissues or spreading to different zones of the body.Moles and hued spots on skin can transform into skin tumor. Finding and treating skin tumor early can help avert issues.
Mole on scalp possibly cancerous?
when checking moles your supposed to look for the ABCD's of moles A) asymmetry- is it round do the 2 sides match? B) border irregularity-are the edges scalloped C) color-is it darkly pigmented or multiple shades D) diameter-is it bigger than a pencil eraser if the answer to these questions is 2 or more yes than go get it checked out
Mole in scalp has gotten bigger is it cancer?
Any sudden changes in a mole should be checked out by a doctor.
How do I recognize skin cancer on my scalp?
A rather common place for sun related skin cancer is the scalp, particularly in the part, and around the hair line.If you have a bump, a pimple or a growth that doesn’t go away (as in a month), get it looked at by a dermatologist, and I would insist on a biopsy.It wouldn’t move around-like a bump here, there, gone - a sore, goes a way then another sore elsewhere is likely something else.My mother had a “pimple” on the side of her nose -just a tiny red bump for months and finally had it removed——with all the tissue near and underneath to the bone, it was a basal cell carcinoma. Dad, who is very very dark, had a pimple on his head and they had to scoop it out, down to his skull. Basal cell. But it saved their lives, they got it all out and it had not spread yet.I knew a fellow who was very very white and very young and had one like these on his chest. They had to do massive surgery - he had waited a bit too long.
Underground mole? Skin cancer?
I just recently discovered that there was a mole-looking thing on the back of my hand. It looks like a mole in that it's small and round. However, it has more of a blue-ish green color when looked at closely, and instead of being out on the top layer of the skin, it appears to be several layers under the skin, like a bruised follicle or something. What is this?
Found a random mole on my scalp?
I actually found it about a year ago as I was dying my hair. I never really paid it much attention until today while I was touching up my roots and I began to worry that it was skin cancer. I took a closer look at it and realized that it was more of a pink color and raised like a bump. I'm seriously freaked out and I have mo money for a doctors appt, no health insurance and I'm 16 hours away from home.
How is skin cancer removed from the head?
“Does your wife know about this?”, asked the lady shaving my scalp.A week earlier my dermatologist got the biopsy results, squamous cell carcinoma, and scheduled me to have all if it removed from the crown of my head. Well, there was a lot of hair in the way. Within a few weeks I was going to start chemotherapy again, and I knew I’d lose my hair, so I decided to cut it down to the skull before having the skin cancer removed.I had to reassure the mature lady in the shop that, yes, my wife knew about this. I offered to call my wife so the lady cutting my hair could be sure. Obviously, the lady in the shop had previously dealt with irate wives and wanted no repetition.My dermatologist, a tall and strong woman, was able to get to work pretty quickly since all my hair was gone. She worked for a while removing the skin cancer and a wide margin of tissue all around it to ensure removing it all. Then she started stitching me up with what felt like heavy sutures. She had to do quite a bit of tugging to close the wound. Her strength certainly helped.The very good nurse applied a large pressure bandage to my head. I looked like an Eastern mystic, but for the blood that missed the sponges and was soaking my shirt collar and below the back of my neck. The nurse recommended that I use hydrogen peroxide to remove the blood from my shirt, and it worked very well.For the next week or so I’d occasionally feel and odd sensation like a bolt of electricity zipping across the top of my head. It was neither painful nor uncomfortable. Maybe it was the nerves re-establishing proper connections. The sutures dissolved within a few weeks, and all has been good ever since.Before and after that office surgery I had Mohs surgery to remove a skin cancer from my forehead and another from my nose.
Are there any other signs of skin cancer besides a mole changing appearance?
There are many things to look out for but the main three are: 1. Change in edges (irregular border) 2. Change in size 3. Change in color Its appearance can vary, but the first sign can be a small, smooth, shiny, pale or waxy lump; a firm red lump; a lump that bleeds or develops a crust; or a red spot that is rough, dry or scaly. What should you do? Call your doctor if you're at all concerned, or if you notice an asymetrical mole, a mole with an irregular border, a mole that has changed color, or a mole that has a diameter greater than five millimeters (the size of a pencil eraser). Not all mole changes signal melanoma, but it's important to have any changes checked out early. Many doctors like to examine any skin discoloration or growth. The worst that can happen is that your doctor takes a little time to reassure you that all is well, and the best is that this exam may save your life. Here's what to expect: Your doctor will examine the area of concern, as well as other areas of your skin and decide whether the skin growth can be watched for awhile, or whether a skin biopsy is in order (that means taking a piece of the tissue, or removing the whole area). The tissue is then sent to the lab. If the results are positive for skin cancer, treatment will depend upon whether the cancer is a nonmelanoma (basal cell or squamous cell), or a melanoma. Other types of skin cancer may be identified, but once skin cancer is diagnosed, more tests will be done to see if it has spread.